Dieppe – The Artists – Weber, Theodore Alexander – 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.

Theodore Alexander Weber (1838 – 1907) was born in Leipzig, Germany and died in Paris, France. He was a German painter who took the French nationality in 1878.

He became a student of Wilhelm Krause in 1854 in Berlin. He subsequently went to Paris in 1856 to continue his studies with Eugene Isabey.

In 1858 he participated in the “Salon” and in 1868 his painting “Le Sauvetage à l’entree du Treport” was remarked for its qualities. That same year he participated in the international maritime exposition at Le Havre and won the bronze medal.

In 1870 and 1871, during the French-German war, he went to live in exile at London and then Brussels. He came back to live in Paris and in 1878 he took the French citizenship.

Not much else is know about this artist.

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???? - Theodore Alexander Weber - Shipwreck near the coast of Dieppe — ???? – Theodore Alexander Weber – Shipwreck near the coast of Dieppe

TODAY: You can clearly see the Dieppe castle which still stands today. It’s perched high on the cliffs overlooking the city.

???? - Theodore Alexander Weber - Storm in the port of Dieppe — ???? – Theodore Alexander Weber – Storm in the port of Dieppe

Theodore Weber painted all over France. Here are the places he painted in (a link “⇠” to his works will appear here when published):

Hauts-de-France
- Boulogne
- Dunkerque
- Gravelines
Normandy
- Dieppe ⇠
- Fecamp (and surroundings) ⇠
  - Yport ⇠
- Le Treport
- Mont St Michel
- Trouville-sur-Mer
Pays de la Loire
- Saint-Nazaire

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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