Trouville-sur-Mer

Located next to the popular “21st district of Paris” (Deauville), this beach resort town has a lot going for it, if not only the incredible white sand beaches.

Gaston Bruelle

Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Bruelle, Gaston

Gaston Bruelle (1849 – 1884) was a French painter of mostly marine paintings. Bruelle was a student of Jules Noel and exhibited in the “salon de la Societe des Artistes Francais” from 1869 to 1881. He also contributed to the weekly paper “Le Yacht” in 1893 with 8 paintings illustrating the regatas in Argenteuil, Rouen, Le Havre and Trouville.

Here are 2 paintings of his we found which he made in Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy.

Eugene-Louis Boudin

Trouville-sur-Mer – 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 37 of his paintings for Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy.

Frank Myers Boggs

Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Boggs, Frank Myers

Frank Boggs was an American (and later French) painter (born in the USA, died in France). He studied art in Paris, and travelled between France (Normandy), The Netherlands, Italy and Belgium. He naturelized to French citizenship. He is buried next to his artist son in Paris.

Here are some of his many paintings he made in Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy.

Pierre-Auguste Renoir

Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Renoir, Pierre-Auguste

Pierre-Auguste Renoir (1841 – 1919) was a French artist who was a leading painter in the development of the Impressionist style. As a celebrator of beauty and especially feminine sensuality, it has been said that “Renoir is the final representative of a tradition which runs directly from Rubens to Watteau.”

Here is one painting of his we found which he made in Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy.

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Trouville-Sur-Mer – Tips

Transport Getting There Train: There is a train link between Paris and the shared railway station of Trouville-sur-Mer and Deauville. There are several daily direct (and ones where you need to change) trains. Fastest time is 2 hours. Ferry: Closest ferry harbours from the UK are Ouistreham (Caen) and Le Havre Air: Deauville has an …

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