Dieppe – The Artists – Lemaitre, Leon-Jules – Travel Information and Tips for France

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

Movement(s): Impressionism, Neo Impressionism

Leon-Jules Lemaitre (1850 – 1905) is a French painter from the School of Rouen.

A student at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he painted mainly urban scenes in Paris or Rouen.

Not much else is known about this artist.

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1905 - Leon-Jules Lemaitre - Quai Duquesne at Dieppe — 1905 – Leon-Jules Lemaitre – Quai Duquesne at Dieppe

1905 - Leon-Jules Lemaitre - The Place Nationale at Dieppe — 1905 – Leon-Jules Lemaitre – The Place Nationale at Dieppe

TODAY: The Place National is located next to the Saint-Jacques church and is the centre point of the Saturday morning market.

???? - Leon-Jules Lemaitre - Dieppe, St Jacques Church — ???? – Leon-Jules Lemaitre – Dieppe, St Jacques Church

???? - Leon-Jules Lemaitre - Dieppe, the Fish Market — ???? – Leon-Jules Lemaitre – Dieppe, the Fish Market

TODAY: The fish market is still held daily in the mornings in the Pollet district (the traditional fishermen district).

???? - Leon-Jules Lemaitre - Two women from Canada before the Port of Dieppe (to the enthusiast of the Saint-Jacques church) — ???? – Leon-Jules Lemaitre – Two women from Canada before the Port of Dieppe (to the enthusiast of the Saint-Jacques church)

???? - Leon-Jules Lemaitre - Dieppe, the Quai du Pollet — ???? – Leon-Jules Lemaitre – Dieppe, the Quai du Pollet

TODAY: The Quai du Pollet (Pollet is the traditional fishermen quarters) is located close to the port entry.

Lemaitre painted mostly in Paris and Rouen, but he did paint in these other places in Normandy (a link “⇠” to his works will appear below when published):

Normandy
- Caudebec-en-Caux ⇠
- Dieppe ⇠
- Falaise
- Rouen

Dieppe in Normandy was a popular place for artists to come and apply their art. Here is a list, non exhaustive, of the artists that painted in Dieppe.

A link (“⇠”) to the artist’s works will appear when published (a “*” indicates that the artist did not work directly in Dieppe, instead worked in nearby villages):

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