Etretat

The most popular place in the number of visitors of Upper Normandy, a small coastal village untouched by WWII.

Gustave Caillebotte

Etretat – The Artists – Caillebotte, Gustave

Gustave Caillebotte (1848 – 1894) was a French painter who was a member and patron of the Impressionists, although he painted in a more realistic manner than many others in the group. Caillebotte was known for his early interest in photography as an art form.

Caillebotte earned a law degree in 1868 and a license to practice law in 1870, and he also was an engineer. Shortly after his education, he was drafted to fight in the Franco-Prussian war, and served from July 1870 to March 1871 in the Garde Nationale Mobile de la Seine.

Here is his 1 painting we found of Etretat, Normandy.

Theodore Earl Butler

Etretat – The Artists – Butler, Theodore Earl

Theodore Earl Butler, (1861–1936) was an American impressionist painter. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Paris to study art. He befriended Claude Monet in Giverny, and married his stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschedé. After her death he married her sister, Marthe Hoschede. Butler was a founding member of the Society of Independent Artists.

Here is his 1 painting for Etretat, Normandy.

Henry E. Burel

Etretat – The Artists – Burel, Henry E.

Henry E. Burel is the artist’s signature of Henri Armand Emile Burel, French painter, poet and illustrator born and died in Fecamp (1883 – 1967). He was at the same time active in Fecamp in the field of drying , packaging and trading of cod.

Here is 1 painting of his we found which he made in Etretat, Normandy.

Georges Braque

Etretat – The Artists – Braque, Georges

George Braque (1882 1963) was a major 20th-century French painter. His most notable contributions were in his alliance with Fauvism from 1905, and the role he played in the development of Cubism. Braque’s work is closely associated with that of his colleague Pablo Picasso.

Here is his 1 painting we found which he made in Etretat, Normandy.

Eugene-Louis Boudin

Etretat – The Artists – Boudin, Eugene-Louis

Eugene Boudin is a real Normandy based artist, born and died in Normandy. He was an Impressionist painter and a close friend of Claude Monet.

He was the son of a harbour pilot who later went on and set up a picture framing and stationery shop. His son took to the business and later set up his own shop, putting him in contact with many artists. At the age of 22 he started painting.

Here are many of his paintings for Etretat, Normandy.

Louis Boudan

Etretat – The Artists – Boudan, Louis

Louis Boudan (16??–17??) was an artist who worked for François Roger de Gaignières, a French genealogist, antiquary and collector who was active in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.

Almost all of his drawings are of the castles and churches to be found in France towards the end of the 17th and beginning 18th century. Many of the historical monuments he painted can still be seen today.

Here are his works for Criquetot-L’esneval, a village close to Etretat, Normandy.

Antoine Vollon

Etretat – The Artists – Vollon, Antoine

Antoine Vollon (1833 – 1900) was a French realist artist, best known as a painter of still lifes, landscapes, and figures.

During his lifetime, Vollon was a successful celebrity, enjoyed an excellent reputation, and was called a “painter’s painter”.

Here is 1 painting we found which he made in Etretat, Normandy.

Felix Vallotton

Etretat – The Artists – Vallotton, Felix

Felix Edouard Vallotton was a Swiss and French painter and printmaker associated with the group of artists known as Les Nabis. He was an important figure in the development of the modern woodcut. He painted portraits, landscapes, nudes, still lifes, and other subjects in an unemotional, realistic style.

Here are his works for Etretat, Normandy.

Paul Signac

Etretat – The Artists – Signac, Paul

Paul Victor Jules Signac was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style. He started training as an architect but quickly decided he wanted to be an artist.

Here is 1 of his paintings he made in Etretat, Normandy.

Gaston Roullet

Etretat – The Artists – Roullet, Gaston

Marie Anatole Gaston Roullet (1847 – 1925), is a French painter and illustrator, appointed official painter of the Colonies and the Navy in 1885.

Roullet was a pupil of Jules Noel, whose daughter, Marie-Caroline, he married in 1874.

Appointed painter to the Navy and the departments of the Colonies, Roullet took part in the military campaigns of Tonkin in 1885.

Here are his paintings he made in Etretat, Normandy.

Vasily Polenov

Etretat – The Artists – Polenov, Vasily

Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844 – 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists. His contemporaries would call him the “Knight of Beauty” as he embodied both European and Russian traditions of painting.

Here is 1 painting he made in Etretat, Normandy.

Alexandre Jean Noel

Etretat – The Artists – Noel, Alexandre Jean

Alexandre Jean Noel is a French painter and grandfather of the painter Alexis Nicolas Noel. In 1769 he accompanied astronomer Jean Chappe d’Auteroche on his scientific expedition to Baja California to observe the transit of Venus in front of the Sun’s, which he illustrated with a series of drawings depicting their journey.

Here is a painting we’ve found that he made of Etretat.

Gustave Courbet

Etretat – The Artists – Courbet, Gustave

Jean Desire Gustave Courbet (1819 – 1877) was a French painter who led the Realism movement in 19th-century French painting. Committed to painting only what he could see, he rejected academic convention and the Romanticism of the previous generation of visual artists. Courbet, a socialist, was active in the political developments of France. He was imprisoned for six months in 1871 for his involvement with the Paris Commune, and lived in exile in Switzerland from 1873 until his death.

Here are some of his paintings he made in Etretat, Normandy.

Domaine Saint Clair - Le Donjon Hotel Castle in Etretat

Etretat Castle – Domaine St. Clair Donjon Castle and Villa

Built: 19th centuryStatus: Hotel/RestaurantVisitable?: Yes, as a customerNotable: Overlooks the beach resort town of Etretat, each room is unique. The restaurant is a 1 Star Michelin rated restaurant.Web: Le Donjon The name is ominous for a hotel, since that is what the castle is. The Donjon means “the dungeon”. Located in the most popular tourist …

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Etretat view from the Southern cliffs

Etretat – Introduction

Etretat is Upper Normandy’s most popular tourist destination, particularly with the Parisians and locals. It is a small town (some 1500 inhabitants), but very picturesque and it has survived World War II almost intact. Its age can not be determined, but it is believed that it was there before the Vikings. Like most coastal towns …

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Etretat – Tips

Transport Getting There The only real way is by car/motorcycle and it will involve a bit of small road travel. There is a train service from Paris to Le Havre and from there you need to take a bus. TIP: If you are coming between April and September by car, come early and forget about …

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