Caen – The Artists – Lepine, Stanislas – Travel Information and Tips for France

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Caen. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Stanislas Victor Edouard Lepine (1835 – 1892) was a French painter who specialized in landscapes, especially views of the Seine.

Lepine was born in Caen. An important influence in his artistic formation was Corot, whom he met in Normandy in 1859, becoming his student the following year. Lepine’s favorite subject was the Seine, which he was to paint in all its aspects for the rest of his life.

He participated in the first Impressionist exhibition, held at Nadar’s in 1874, although he is generally not considered an Impressionist. His paintings are placid in mood and are usually small in scale. Lepine was awarded the First Prize medal at the Exposition of 1889. He died suddenly in Paris in 1892.

Click here to read Lepine’s full bio on Wikipedia.

Here are some of his paintings of Caen and Caen’s harbour city Ouistreham.

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1858 - Stanislas Lepine - Caen, L'Orne, Cours Caffarelli — 1858 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen, L’Orne, Cours Caffarelli

1859 Stanislas Lepine - Washerwomen at a canal in Caen, Normandy — 1859 – Stanislas Lepine – Washerwomen at a canal in Caen, Normandy

1858 - Stanislas Lepine - Caen, start of the Saint-Pierre basin — 1859 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen, start of the Saint-Pierre basin

1859 Stanislas Lepine - Caen,-Amorce du Bassin Saint-Pierre-and-the-Abbaye-aux-Dames — 1859 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen,-Amorce du Bassin Saint-Pierre-and-the-Abbaye-aux-Dames

NOTE: The Basin of Saint-Pierre still exists, but is used mostly by leisure boats. The Abbaye-aux-Dames mentoned, and that is visible in the distance in the painting, not only still exists but forms part of the regional government.

1859 Stanislas Lepine - The harbour of Caen — 1859 – Stanislas Lepine – The harbour of Caen

NOTE: The harbour of Caen still exists but has shrunk. It’s mostly pleasure boats. The “real” harbour is now in Ouistreham.

1860 Stanislas Lepine - Caen, the Dock of Saint-Pierre — 1860 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen, the Dock of Saint-Pierre

1860 Stanislas Lepine - Caen, the Orne and the Coupole-Saint-Jean, seen from the right bank facing the Grand Cours — 1860 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen, the Orne and the Coupole-Saint-Jean, seen from the right bank facing the Grand Cours

1863 Stanislas Lepine - Caen, the Saint-Pierre Harbor — 1863 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen, the Saint-Pierre Harbor

Lepine-1872- Caen. La Rue de Calix — 1872 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen. La Rue de Calix

TODAY: Rue de Calix still exists, but it’s bigger and wider. It’s located next to the Abbey and park.

1872 Stanislas Lepine - Caen along the Orne river, Cours Caffarelli, Moonlight — 1872 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen along the Orne river, Cours Caffarelli, Moonlight

1872 Stanislas Lepine - Caen, along the Orne river painted at the Cours Caffarelli, Moonlight — 1872 – Stanislas Lepine – Caen, along the Orne river painted at the Cours Caffarelli, Moonlight

1872 Stanislas Lepine - View on the Outskirts of Caen — 1872 – Stanislas Lepine – View on the Outskirts of Caen

1877 - Stanislas Lepine - Harvesting in the vicinity of Caen — 1877 – Stanislas Lepine – Harvesting in the vicinity of Caen

???? Stanislas Lepine - A Corner of the Port, Caen — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – A Corner of the Port, Caen

???? Stanislas Lepine - A Quay at Caen — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – A Quay at Caen

???? Stanislas Lepine - Construction Works at Caen — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – Construction Works at Caen

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???? - Stanislas Lepine - View of Caen — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – View of Caen

???? - Stanislas Lepine - The basin of St-Pierre in Caen. Right bank — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – The basin of St-Pierre in Caen. Right bank

Ouistreham

Ouistreham is a suburb of Caen and it’s the main harbour for Caen. It is also the city that sees the ferry to the UK (click here for more info on our site).

???? - Stanislas Lepine - Saint-Samson Church at Ouistreham in Normandy — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – Saint-Samson Church at Ouistreham in Normandy

TODAY: The Saint-Samson church, building started in the 12th century, still exists and is used today.

???? - Stanislas Lepine - The Port of Ouistreham — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – The Port of Ouistreham

TODAY: The harbor of Ouistreham sees a daily ferry service to the UK.

???? Stanislas Lepine - The Sea at Ouistreham — ???? – Stanislas Lepine – The Sea at Ouistreham

Lepine painted in several other cities in Normandy, see the list below (a link “⇠” to his works will appear below when published):

Caen ⇠
Rouen
Trouville

Artists featured here who painted in Caen (but not limited to) are:

Click here to see the map with all the artist and where they painted in Caen.

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