Caen – The Artists – Cotman, John Sell
John Cotman, a British painter, was quite active in Normandy. He spent a lot of time painting in Caen and Ouistreham (suburb of Caen). Here are some of his paintings.
Le Havre – The Artists – Callow, William
This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who painted in Le Havre. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this...
Caen – The Artists – Boudin, Eugene
Eugene Boudin is a real Normandy based artist, born and died in Normandy. He was an Impressionist painter and a close friend of Claude Monet.
Le Havre – The Artists – Leprince, Auguste-Xavier
Auguste-Xavier Leprince was a French painter, drawer and engraver, best known for his paintings of agrarian scenes. His father, Anne Pierre Leprince, was a painter and a lithographer. His brothers, Leopold Leprince and Gustave Leprince, were also painters. He painted Parisian street scenes and landscapes. He also did paintings depicting the farming life in rural France. For example, his 1822 painting La moisson showed labourers harvesting a field. His 1823 painting, "Embarquement des bestiaux sur le Passager dans le port de Honfleur" (Embarkation of Cattle on the Passager at the Port of Honfleur), became emblematic of the cattle paintings of that era. It once belonged to Charles X and is currently in the Louvre. We found only one of his paintings in Le Havre
Le Havre – The Artists – Lepoittevin, Eugene
Eugene Lepoittevin was a French landscape painter, lithographer and caricaturist. He was appointed as Peintre de la Marine for the French Ministry of Defence in 1849. His work is exhibited in many museums in France and at the Victoria & Albert Museum in London. His cousin was the famous French author Guy de Maupassant. He was trained as a painter by Louis Hersent and Xavier Leprince.
Le Havre – The Artists – Huet, Paul
Paul Huet was a French painter and printmaker born in Paris. He met the English painter Richard Parkes Bonington. Bonington's example influenced Huet to reject neoclassicism and instead paint landscapes based on close observation of nature. Huet's works, which include oil paintings, watercolors, etchings, and lithographs, are Romantic in feeling. We found one of his works for Le Havre and one for the surrounding town of Harfleur.
Le Havre – The Artists – Holland, James
James Holland was an English painter of flowers, landscapes, architecture and marine subjects, and book illustrator. He worked in both oils and watercolours and was a member of the Royal Watercolour Society. His father and other members of his family were employed at the pottery works of William Davenport in Longport. James was himself employed there, from the age of 12, for 7 years, painting flowers on pottery and porcelain. In 1819, he came to London where he continued to work as a pottery painter, but also gave lessons in drawing landscapes, architecture, and marine subjects. He did not paint much in France, mostly Paris, but we did find one of his works dealing with Le Havre.
Le Havre – The Artists – Hervier, Louis Adolphe
Adolphe Hervier, in full: Louis-Henri-Victor-Jules-François-Adolphe Hervier was a French painter and engraver, known for his rural genre scenes. Over his lifetime, his style changed from a strict Romanticism to an early type of Impressionism. He was the son of a painter.Despite being Parisian, his favorite painting locations were in Normandy; including Honfleur, Le Havre, Rouen and Granville. Here is the only painting we found of his dealing with Le Havre.
Le Havre – The Artists – Dubourg, Louis-Alexandre
Louis-Alexandre Dubourg is a French painter, born and died in Honfleur. He worked as a commercial agent, painting as a serious hobby. It was only after meeting with a professional artist that he decided to paint for a living. He mostly painted cities in Normandy.We found only one of his works consecrated to Le Havre.
Le Havre – The Artists – Cooke, Edward William
Edward William Cooke was an English landscape and marine painter, and gardener. Cooke was born in London, the son of well-known line engraver George Cooke; his uncle, William Bernard Cooke, was also a line engraver of note, and Edward was raised in the company of artists. He spent many years in The Netherlands and in Venice, Italy, but despite all his travels he managed to paint quite a lot of places in Normandy. Here are his works for Le Havre.
Le Havre – The Artists – Boggs, Frank Myers
Frank Boggs was an American (and later French) painter (born in the USA, died in France). He studied art in Paris, and travelled between France (Normandy), The Netherlands, Italy and Belgium. He naturelized to French citizenship. He is buried next to his artist son in Paris. Here are some of his works for Le Havre and surroundings.
Caen – The Artists – Boggs, Frank
Frank Boggs was an American (and later French) painter (born in the USA, died in France). He studied art in Paris, and travelled between France (Normandy), The Netherlands, Italy and Belgium. He naturelized to French citizenship. He is buried next to his artist son in Paris.
Bayeux – The Artists – Overview and Map
Here are all the artists featured on our site that have painted in Bayeux and its immediate surroundings. There's a map with one location per artist per city. Use the map to look at that artist's works of art.
Bayeux – The Artists – Burgess Jr, John
John Burgess Junior was a British artist. He was part of the Burgess dynasty of artists; son of John Cart Burgess (an English watercolour painter of flowers and landscapes, and an author of two books on art technique) and Charlotte Smith (a talented sculptress and silver medal winner at the Royal Academy).
Bayeux – The Artists – Boys, Thomas Shotter
Thomas Boys was born at London. He was articled to the engraver George Cooke. When his apprenticeship came to an end he went to Paris where he met and came under the influence of Richard Parkes Bonington, who persuaded him to abandon engraving for painting. We found two of his art works of the city of Bayeux.
Le Treport – Tips
What to do, what to see and how to get to Le Treport.
Le Treport – Introduction
Le Treport, in the most Northern part of Upper Normandy, is a small fishing town with many restaurants and one big attraction; their (free) funicular!
Le Havre – The Artists – Overview and Map
Here are all the artists featured on our site that have painted in Le Havre and its immediate surroundings. There's a map with one location per artist per city. Use the map to look at that artist's works of art.
Le Havre – The Artists – Wadsworth, Edward
Edward Alexander Wadsworth was an English artist, most famous for his close association with Vorticism. He painted, often in tempera, coastal views, abstracts, portraits and still-life. He was also an engraver on wood and copper. In the First World War he was involved in transferring dazzle camouflage designs onto ships for the Royal Navy, and after the war he continued to paint nautical themes. He painted one painting in Le Havre.
Le Havre – The Artists – Turner, William
Joseph Mallord William Turner, known contemporarily as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He spent a lot of time painting in Normandy, and made quite a few paintings of Le Havre and its surroundings. Here they are.
Bayeux – The Artists – Cotman, John Sell
John Sell Cotman was an English marine and landscape painter, etcher, illustrator, author and a leading member of the Norwich School of painters. He was the son of rich merchants but did not follow in their footsteps. He travelled and painted extensively in Normandy.
Le Havre – The Artists – Thaulow, Fritz
Frits Thaulow was a Norwegian Impressionist painter, best known for his naturalistic depictions of landscape. We found two paintings of his in Le Havre.
Le Havre – The Artists – Stevens, Alfred
Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens was a Belgian painter, known for his paintings of elegant modern women. He painted several places in Normandy.Copyright
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