Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Polenov, Vasily
Vasily Dmitrievich Polenov (1844 – 1927) was a Russian landscape painter associated with the Peredvizhniki movement of realist artists. His contemporaries would call him the “Knight of Beauty” as he embodied both European and Russian traditions of painting. Here are his paintings he made in Veules-les-Roses, Normandy.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Peploe, Samuel
Samuel John Peploe (1871 – 1935) was a Scottish Post-Impressionist painter, noted for his still life works and for being one of the group of four painters that became known as the Scottish Colourists. The other colourists were John Duncan Fergusson, Francis Cadell and Leslie Hunter. Peploe was strongly influenced by French painting throughout his life. Here is the one painting of his we found which he made in Veules-les-Roses, Normandy.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Michallon, Achille-Etna
Achille Etna Michallon (1796–1822) was a French painter. Michallon was the son of the sculptor Claude Michallon and nephew of the sculptor Guillaume Francin. He travelled to Italy in 1818 and remained there for over two years. Before he had much time to develop what he had learned however, he died at the age of 25 of pneumonia. No our knowledge, he did not paint in Veules-les-Roses itself, but in nearby Saint-valery-en-Caux/
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Lebourg, Albert
Albert Lebourg (1849 – 1928), birth name Albert-Marie Lebourg, also called Albert-Charles Lebourg and Charles Albert Lebourg, was a French Impressionist and Post-Impressionist landscape painter of the Rouen School (l'Ecole de Rouen). Member of the Societe des Artistes Francais, he actively worked in a luminous Impressionist style, creating more than 2,000 landscapes during his lifetime. Albert Lebourg spent time in Rouen, Normandy, Algeria and The Netherlands. Lebourg did not paint in Veules-les-Roses itself, instead painted nearby in Saint-Valery and Veulettes.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Jongkind, Johan
Johan Barthold Jongkind was a Dutch painter and printmaker. He painted marine landscapes in a free manner and is regarded as a forerunner of Impressionism. He did not paint in Veules-les-Roses, but instead painted in the nearby Saint-Valery-en-Caux, Normandy.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Gritsenko, Nikolai
Nikolay Nikolayevich Gritsenko was a Russian painter who specialized in maritime art and seascapes. Born in Russia, he died in France. He joined the Russian Navy, saw and painted the world. He did not paint in Veules-les-Roses itself, but in the nearby Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Garneray, Ambroise Louis
Ambroise Louis Garneray (1783 – 1857) was a French corsair, painter and writer. He was held as prisoner-of-war by the British for eight years. He was in fact the first Peintre de la Marine. He did not paint in Veules-les-Roses, but close by in Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Callow, William
William Callow was an English landscape painter, engraver and water colourist. He travelled extensively in France, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland and Italy, had a large number of pupils, and enjoyed favour with the royal family. Here is his 1 painting we found which me made outside of Veules-les-Roses in the town of Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Butler, Theodore Earl
Theodore Earl Butler, (1861–1936) was an American impressionist painter. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and moved to Paris to study art. He befriended Claude Monet in Giverny, and married his stepdaughter, Suzanne Hoschedé. After her death he married her sister, Marthe Hoschede. Butler was a founding member of the Society of Independent Artists. Here are his works for Veules-les-Roses in Normandy.
Veules-les-Roses – The Artists – Bogolyubov, Alexey (Alexei)
Russian artist Alexey (Alexei) Bogolyubov painted all over the world, but many of his works were centered along the Normandy coastlines. Here are his paintings he made in Veules-les-Roses and its surroundings in Normany.
Veules-les-Roses – 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 is the 1 painting of his we found, not in Veules-les-Roses but closeby in Saint-Valery-en-Caux.
Le Havre – The Artists – Roullet, Gaston
Marie Anataole Gaston Roullet (1847 - 1925), is a French painter and illustrator, appointed official painter of the Colonies and the Navy in 1885. Roullet was a pupil of Jules Noel, whose daughter, Marie-Caroline, he married in 1874. Appointed painter to the Navy and the departments of the Colonies, Roullet took part in the military campaigns of Tonkin in 1885. Here are his paintings for Le Havre and its suburb Harfleur.
Le Havre – The Artists – Prout, Samuel
Samuel Prout was a British watercolourist, and one of the masters of watercolour architectural painting. Prout secured the position of Painter in Water-Colours in Ordinary to King George IV in 1829 and afterwards to Queen Victoria. To earn a living, he painted marine pieces for Palser the printseller, took students, and published drawing books for learners. He was one of the first to use lithography. He established his reputation with street scenes. At the time of his death there was hardly a place in France, Germany, Italy (especially Venice) or the Netherlands where his face had not been seen searching for antique gables and sculptured pieces of stone. He did not work in Le Havre itself, instead he worked in nearby Harfleur.
Le Havre – The Artists – Pissarro, Lucien
Lucien Pissarro (1863 – 1944), son of Camille Pissarro, was a landscape painter, printmaker, wood engraver and designer and printer of fine books. His landscape paintings employ techniques of Impressionism and Neo-Impressionism. Apart from his landscapes he painted a few still lifes and family portraits. Until 1890 he worked in France, but thereafter was based in Britain. Pissarro was born in Paris. He was the oldest of seven children; the son of Impressionist painter Camille Pissarro and his wife Julie. He studied with his father and—like his siblings Georges and Felix—he spent his formative years surrounded by his father's fellow artists such as Claude Monet and Pierre-Auguste Renoir who frequented the Pissarro home. He was influenced by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac. Lucien Pissarro did not painted in Le Havre itself, instead he worked in the nearby Harfleur.
Le Havre – The Artists – Maze, Paul
Paul Lucien Maze (1887 – 1979) was an Anglo-French painter. He is often known as “The last of the Post Impressionists" and was one of the great artists of his generation. His mediums included oils, watercolours and pastels and his paintings include French maritime scenes, busy New York City scenes and the English countryside. Here are some of his paintings he made in Le Havre, Normandy.
Tours – Tips
Tips on how to get to Tours, stay there, eat there and get around Tours. Also tips on what to do and what to see.
Tours – Basilica Saint-Martin de Tours
The Basilica Saint-Martin of Tours is a modest basilica, as far as basilicas go. It's quite recent, and replaces an old basilica that over the centuries has been destroyed.
Tours – Some of the Churches
Here are but some of the many catholic churches that you can see in Tours.
Tours – Introduction
Tours, in the centre of France, is an old city created by the Roman Emperor Augustus. The inner city is pedestrian surrounded by old houses.
Le Havre – The Artists – Guillaumin, Armand
Armand Guillaumin (1841 – 1927) was a French impressionist painter and lithographer. Born Jean-Baptiste Armand Guillaumin in Paris, he worked at his uncle's lingerie shop while attending evening drawing lessons. He also worked for a French government railway before studying at the Academie Suisse in 1861. There, he met Paul Cezanne and Camille Pissarro with whom he maintained lifelong friendships. He did not work directly in Le Havre itself, instead painted in the suburb Sainte-Adresse.
Le Havre – The Artists – Ciceri, Eugene
Etienne Eugene Ciceri (1813 - 1890) was a French painter, illustrator, engraver and theatrical designer. He came from an artistic family. His father was the scenographer, Pierre-Luc-Charles Ciceri. He was also the grandson of the painter Jean-Baptiste Isabey, and his mother's brother was the painter Eugene Isabey. He did not paint in Le Havre itself, instead he worked in Montivilliers, a suburb of Le Havre, Normandy.
Cherac – Chateau de Dion
The Chateau de Dion is a typical castle for the Cognac area. It's set in a beautiful and lush garden with many trees. The castle is in private hands and can not be visited.
Cognac – Tips
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