The artists and their paintings who were active in France and born before 1900.
Jean Dufy, a French painter, was born in Le Havre and painted in the Fauvism, Impressionism, Modernism, and Cubism styles/movements. His older brother, Raoul Dufy, was also an artist and became Jean’s mentor. He painted mostly in the Paris region, but did manage quite a few in Le Havre. Here are some of them.
Othon Friesz, a Le Havre born artist and lifelong friend of Raoul Dufy, painted between Normandy and Paris. Here is some of his Le Havre works.
A look at Claude Monet paintings of the city of Le Havre (and surroundings) in Normandy, France
Jean-Baptiste Camille Corot was a French painter of the Realism movement. He travelled extensively between France and Italy. Although he did paint in a few cities in Normandy, one only in Le Havre (and one on next door city of Sainte-Addresse), most of his works centers around Italy.
Jules Coignet, was a French painter who specialized in “Idealists” and “Realists” Landscape paintings. Here are two of his paintings of Le Havre.
Richard Parkes Bonington, a British artist who spent most of his life in France, died early (age 25), but managed to paint many paintings. His Romanticism Landscape style made him a popular painter in his generation. We found two of his paintings of Le Havre, and two others in the surroundings.
