Louis Adolphe Hervier

Honfleur – The Artists – Hervier, Louis Adolphe

September 9, 2022 / ° Artists, Honfleur, Normandy, West

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Honfleur. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Louis Hervier
Louis Hervier

Movement(s): Impressionism, Romanticism

Adolphe Hervier, in full: Louis-Henri-Victor-Jules-François-Adolphe Hervier (1818 – 1879) 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 but had a difficult life in the beginning making it as a living. In addition to his numerous oil and watercolor paintings, he produced engravings by etching, aquatint and lithography.

Despite being Parisian, his favorite painting locations were in Normandy; including Honfleur, Le Havre, Rouen and Granville. Camille Corot helped promote his work, but he made little money and was employed painting landscape backgrounds for more prestigious artists.

Click here to read Hervier’s full bio on Wikipedia.

NOTE: Click on the image below for a bigger version (no new window will open).

1865 - Louis Adolphe Hervier - Honfleur
1865 – Louis Adolphe Hervier – Honfleur

Hervier painted several other places in Normandy and a few others in France ( a link “⇠” to his works will appear below when published):

Honfleur was (and is) a very picturesque town, so it saw many artists capturing the beauty of this very scenic town. The reason it has so many tourists is obvious…. it’s very pretty. Here are some of the artists that have come to apply their art in the town (a link, symbolized by a “⇠“, to the artist’s works will appear when published. A “*” indicates that the artist did not work directly in Honfleur but instead worked outside of Honfleur in a nearby town).

NOTE: You can subscribe to our new articles by entering your email address in the box on the right column (or at the very bottom of this article) and clicking on the button “Subscribe”.

You will need to check your incoming emails and validate your subscription. If you can’t see an email from us, check your Spam folder. Without validating your email address, you will not get notifications from us. WE WILL NEVER GIVE YOUR EMAIL ADDRESSES TO ANYONE!

Related Posts

  • Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Hervier, Louis Adolphe
    94
    Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Hervier, Louis AdolpheAdolphe 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;…
  • Artist: Hervier, Louis Adolphe
    92
    Artist: Hervier, Louis AdolpheAdolphe 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;…
  • Honfleur – The Artists – Bonington, Richard Parkes
    91
    Honfleur – The Artists – Bonington, Richard ParkesRichard Parkes Bonington, a British artist who spent most of his life in France, died early (age 25), but managed to paint many paintings. His Romanticism Landscape style made him a popular painter in his generation. Here is one painting of his we found which he made in Honfleur, Normandy.
  • Honfleur – The Artists – de Saint-Delis, Rene
    90
    Honfleur – The Artists – de Saint-Delis, ReneRene de Saint-Delis, 1876 - 1958, was a French painter influenced by the Impressionist movement. He was born in the North of France (Pas-de-Calais) and died in Etretat, Normandy. Here are his paintings he made in Honfleur, Normandy.
  • Honfleur – The Artists – Ten Cate, Siebe Johannes
    90
    Honfleur – The Artists – Ten Cate, Siebe JohannesSiebe Johannes ten Cate (1858 - 1908) was a Dutch-Frisian painter in the Impressionist style, who spent most of his working life in France. His favorite subjects were landscapes, city and harbor views, often populated with figures. Le Havre was one of his favorite locations. Here are his works for…
Scroll to Top