Gustave Loiseau

Fecamp – The Artists – Loiseau, Gustave

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Fecamp. 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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1910 - Gustave Loiseau - The outer port of Fecamp
1910 – Gustave Loiseau – The outer port of Fecamp

TODAY: The outer port of Fecamp is now used for pleasure boats. Where you see the houses on the left (former herring smokers factories), now stands a fishing museum.

1920 - Gustave Loiseau - Cliffs of Fecamp, Normandy
1920 – Gustave Loiseau – Cliffs of Fecamp, Normandy
1920 - Gustave Loiseau - Fecamp
1920 – Gustave Loiseau – Fecamp

TODAY: There are still two lighthouses and two piers marking the entrance to the Fecamp Harbor.

1920 - Gustave Loiseau - Houses at the foot of the cliffs, Fecamp
1920 – Gustave Loiseau – Houses at the foot of the cliffs, Fecamp
1920 - Gustave Loiseau - The outer port of Fecamp (Normandy)
1920 – Gustave Loiseau – The outer port of Fecamp (Normandy)
1920 - Gustave Loiseau - The pier of Fecamp
1920 – Gustave Loiseau – The pier of Fecamp
1921 - Gustave Loiseau - Port at Fecamp
1921 – Gustave Loiseau – Port at Fecamp

TODAY: The little house on the left is the lock keeper (harbor master), which is opened at high tide to let the boats out of the Berigny Basin.

1924 - Gustave Loiseau - Fecamp
1924 – Gustave Loiseau – Fecamp
1924 - Gustave Loiseau - Port at Fecamp
1924 – Gustave Loiseau – Port at Fecamp
1925 - Gustave Loiseau - Beach and cliffs of Fecamp
1925 – Gustave Loiseau – Beach and cliffs of Fecamp
1925 - Gustave Loiseau - The Beach at Fecamp
1925 – Gustave Loiseau – The Beach at Fecamp
1925 - Gustave Loiseau - The Berrigny basin, Fecamp
1925 – Gustave Loiseau – The Berigny basin, Fecamp
1925 - Gustave Loiseau - The Port of Fecamp
1925 – Gustave Loiseau – The Port of Fecamp
1925 - Gustave Loiseau - View of Fecamp
1925 – Gustave Loiseau – View of Fecamp
1925 - Gustave Loiseau - Fecamp, hotel Aubert
1925 – Gustave Loiseau – Fecamp, hotel Aubert
???? - Gustave Loiseau - The beach of Fecamp
???? – Gustave Loiseau – The beach of Fecamp
???? - Gustave Loiseau - The fish market, Fecamp
???? – Gustave Loiseau – The fish market, Fecamp

TODAY: Freshly caught fish is still being sold on this spot shown in the painting above.

???? - Gustave Loiseau - The port of Fecamp
???? – Gustave Loiseau – The port of Fecamp

Grainval

The hamlet of Grainval lies to the immediate South-West of Fecamp, in between Fecamp and Yport along the coast.

1902 - Gustave Loiseau - The cliffs of Grainval near Fecamp
1902 – Gustave Loiseau – The cliffs of Grainval near Fecamp

NOTE: You can see the pier of Fecamp in the distance, as well as the Chapel (Chapelle Notre-Dame-du-Salut de Fecamp) of the farm (now a hotel) on top of the cliffs.

1922 - Gustave Loiseau - Steamers in front of the cliffs of Grainval
1922 – Gustave Loiseau – Steamers in front of the cliffs of Grainval

Les Petites-Dalles

The hamlet of Les Petites-Dalles lies a few villages to the North of Fecamp along the coast. It is a small but popular resort village. Many famous people (Gustave Eiffel, Jules Verne, Claude Monet, Brad Pitt) have stayed here. And yes, there is a Les Grandes-Dalles a little further towards Fecamp but less popular.

1908 - Gustave Loiseau - Cliffs at Petit-Dalles, Normandy
1908 – Gustave Loiseau – Cliffs at Petit-Dalles, Normandy
1908 - Gustave Loiseau - Petit-Dalles at Normandy
1908 – Gustave Loiseau – Petit-Dalles at Normandy

Yport

Yport (population: 850), a small fishing village (with no harbour), lies close to Fecamp on the South-West alongside the coast. Today it’s a seaside resort village with a casino, restaurants and hotels.

1924 - Gustave Loiseau - Cliffs at Yport
1924 – Gustave Loiseau – Cliffs at Yport
1924 - Gustave Loiseau - Cliffs of Yport in Winter
1924 – Gustave Loiseau – Cliffs of Yport in Winter
1924 - Gustave Loiseau - Cliffs of Yport
1924 – Gustave Loiseau – Cliffs of Yport
1924 - Gustave Loiseau - Sailboats near the Cliffs of Yport
1924 – Gustave Loiseau – Sailboats near the Cliffs of Yport

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

Fecamp is a picturesque fishing town which made for a great backdrop for many artist. Here are all the artists who applied their arts in the town and its surroundings (a link “” will appear when we have published an article on this artist’s works in Fecamp):

NOTE: a “*” besides the artist’s name indicates that the artist did NOT work directly in Fecamp, instead worked in Fecamp’s surroundings only.

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Today: The outer Port of Fecamp
Today: The outer Port of Fecamp
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Today: 2 lighthouses and 2 piers at Fecamp
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Today: The outer Port of Fecamp as seen from the cliffs
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Today: Piers seen from the beach
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Today: Lock and Bridge open
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