Emile Louis Mathon

Dieppe – The Artists – Mathon, Emile Louis

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.

Emile Louis Mathon
Emile Louis Mathon

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Emile Louis Mathon (1855 – 1887) was a French painter and a student of Charles-Francois Daubigny, master of the Barbizon school, and Louis Arban.

During his career, he painted Paris and the Seine, country scenes and maritime views (fishing scenes, warships, port views), Normandy and the Channel coast.

A frequent traveller, particularly in Russia (1879), Spain (1882), Algiers with his fresco painter friend Tony Vergnolet (1842-1900) in 1891, and Tunis (1891, 1894), he brought back highly colourful works with rigorous drawing.

In its port scenes, Mathon mainly uses elongated formats, which give a particular panoramic view.

Through his work, the viewer can admire ancient views, now disappeared, of the cities of Dieppe (Pollet district) or Dunkirk.

No further information could be found for Mathon.

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1883 - Emile Louis Mathon - Old house in the Pollet
1883 – Emile Louis Mathon – Old house in the Pollet

NOTE: The Pollet is the fishermen district

1892 - Emile Louis Mathon - Return of the boats at Dieppe
1892 – Emile Louis Mathon – Return of the boats at Dieppe
???? - Emile Louis Mathon - Busy street in Neuville-les-Dieppe
???? – Emile Louis Mathon – Busy street in Neuville-les-Dieppe

NOTE: Neuville-les-Dieppe was a separate village close to Dieppe, but has since been absorbed by Dieppe.

???? - Emile Louis Mathon - Dieppe, the Arques Reserve Basin
???? – Emile Louis Mathon – Dieppe, the Arques Reserve Basin
???? - Emile Louis Mathon - Ship docked at Dieppe
???? – Emile Louis Mathon – Ship docked at Dieppe
???? - Emile Louis Mathon - The Pollet in Dieppe
???? – Emile Louis Mathon – The Pollet in Dieppe

Petit-Caux

Petit-Caux (population: 9,600) is a merger of different small villages rolled into one. It includes Berneval and the Castle of Wargemont. Petit Caux lies to the North of Dieppe.

1885 - Emile Louis Mathon - View taken at Berneval near Dieppe
1885 – Emile Louis Mathon – View taken at Berneval near Dieppe
1885 - Emile Louis Mathon - Hameau near the pond, Berneval around Dieppe
1885 – Emile Louis Mathon – Hameau near the pond, Berneval around Dieppe

Emile Mathon painted mostly in Dieppe but other places in Normandy as well. Here are the places he painted (a link “” to his work will appear below 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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