Conrad Wise Chapman

Deauville – The Artists – Chapman, Conrad Wise

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

Conrad Wise Chapman
Conrad Wise Chapman

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Conrad Wise Chapman (1842 – 1910) was an American painter who served in the Confederate States Army from 1861 to 1865. Conrad Wise Chapman was born in Washington, D.C. and grew up in Europe where his father, John Gadsby Chapman, was working as an artist.

In 1861, Chapman returned to America and enlisted in Company D, Third Kentucky Infantry, Confederate. He was wounded in Shiloh along with seeing action in Mississippi and Louisiana, before a transfer to the 46th Virginia Infantry at the request of his father to Henry Alexander Wise.

Chapman created art while he was on active duty during the war. While there were several artists on the Union side who captured the war in painting, who were also active, this was not the case on the Confederate side. His works may be the only set of battle subjects painted by a Confederate artist during the war.

After the end of the American Civil War, unable to reconcile to the Confederacy’s loss, Chapman traveled to Mexico where he painted a series of views of the Valley of Mexico. He also spent time in France and England.

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

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1876 - Conrad Wise Chapman - Deauville
1876 – Conrad Wise Chapman – Deauville

Houlgate

Houlgate (population: 2,000) is a small village to the South/West of Deauville alongside the coastline.

1877 - Conrad Wise Chapman - The Beach at Houlgat
1877 – Conrad Wise Chapman – The Beach at Houlgate
1880 - Conrad Wise Chapman - The Beach at Houlgate, Normandy
1880 – Conrad Wise Chapman – The Beach at Houlgate, Normandy

Chapman painted in several places in France. A link “” to his works will appear below when published:

Deauville was (and still is) a popular place to paint. Here are the artists we found that worked in the city and its surroundings. When an artist’s work is published by us, we’ll show a link (“⇠“) to their works of art. A “*” indicates that the artist did NOT paint directly in Deauville, instead worked in Deauville’s surroundings.

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