Gustave Loiseau

Dieppe – The Artists – Loiseau, Gustave

July 13, 2023 / ° Artists, Dieppe, Normandy, West

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.

Gustave Loiseau
Gustave Loiseau

Movement(s): Post Impressionism

Gustave Loiseau (1865 – 1935) was a French Post-Impressionist painter, remembered above all for his landscapes and scenes of Paris streets. He was born in Paris and was brought up there, and at Pontoise, by parents who owned a butchers shop.

He served an apprenticeship with a decorator who was a friend of the family. In 1887, when a legacy from his grandmother allowed him to concentrate on painting, he enrolled at the “Ecole des arts decoratifs” where he studied life-drawing. However, a year later he left the school after an argument with his teacher.

While working as a decorator, Loiseau redecorated the apartment of the landscape painter Fernand Quigon (1854-1941). After he left the “Ecole des arts decoratifs”, he invited Quignon tutor him in painting.

In 1890, he went to Pont-Aven in Brittany for the first time, fraternizing with the artists there, especially Paul Gauguin and Emile Bernard. After experimenting with Pointillism, he adopted his own approach to Post-Impressionism, painting landscapes directly from nature. His technique known as en treillis or cross-hatching gave his works a special quality, now recognized as his speciality.

Loiseau’s paintings, revealing his passion for the seasons from the beginning of spring to the harvests later in the autumn, often depict the same orchard or garden scene as time goes by. Series of this kind, which also include cliffs, harbours or churches, are reminiscent of Claude Monet.

Click here to read more about Loiseau on Wikipedia.

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1903 - Gustave Loiseau - The Port of the Fishmonger, Dieppe
1903 – Gustave Loiseau – The Port of the Fishmonger, Dieppe

TODAY: Dieppe is still an important harbour used by fishing fleets.

1904 - Gustave Loiseau - Dieppe
1904 – Gustave Loiseau – Dieppe
1904 - Gustave Loiseau - Snow at Puys near Dieppe
1904 – Gustave Loiseau – Snow at Puys near Dieppe

TODAY: Puys was once a separate village, but has now been swallowed up by Dieppe. It’s beach is well know by the locals.

1904 - Gustave Loiseau - The road to Dieppe
1904 – Gustave Loiseau – The road to Dieppe
1904 - Gustave Loiseau - The road to Dieppe
1904 – Gustave Loiseau – The road to Dieppe
1905 - Gustave Loiseau - The Fairing Dock
1905 – Gustave Loiseau – The Fairing Dock
1906 - Gustave Loiseau - Port of Dieppe
1906 – Gustave Loiseau – Port of Dieppe
1926 - Gustave Loiseau - The Channel of Dieppe
1926 – Gustave Loiseau – The Channel of Dieppe
1927 - Gustave Loiseau - Saint-Jacques Church, Dieppe
1927 – Gustave Loiseau – Saint-Jacques Church, Dieppe
1927 - Gustave Loiseau - Saint-Jacques Church, Dieppe
1927 – Gustave Loiseau – Saint-Jacques Church, Dieppe
1929 - Gustave Loiseau - Dieppe
1929 – Gustave Loiseau – Dieppe
1929 - Gustave Loiseau - Dieppe
1929 – Gustave Loiseau – Dieppe
1929 - Gustave Loiseau - Port of Dieppe
1929 – Gustave Loiseau – Port of Dieppe
???? - Gustave Loiseau - Quai in Dieppe
???? – Gustave Loiseau – Quai in Dieppe
???? - Gustave Loiseau - The fishmonger's bridge, Dieppe
???? – Gustave Loiseau – The fishmonger’s bridge, Dieppe
???? - Gustave Loiseau - The outer harbor of Dieppe
???? – Gustave Loiseau – The outer harbor of Dieppe
???? - Gustave Loiseau - The Port (The outer port of Dieppe)
???? – Gustave Loiseau – The Port (The outer port of Dieppe)

Loiseau painted several other places in France (a link “⇠” to his works will appear below on this site when published):

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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