Gustave Madelain

Honfleur – The Artists – Madelain, Gustave

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.

Gustave Madelain
Gustave Madelain

Movement(s): Post Impressionism

Gustave Madelain (1867 – 1944) was French painter with his own interpretation of French post Impressionism.

As a painter he earned himself a reputation as having an individual “flair“- using bold colors and a flamboyant style.

Madelain showed a number of canvases at Le Havre and at Rouen; though it was naturally in Paris that he had his greatest success.

Not much else is known about this artist.

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???? - Gustave Madelain - Honfleur Basin
???? – Gustave Madelain – Honfleur Basin
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???? – Gustave Madelain – Honfleur

Madelain painted mostly in Paris but did paint in several places in France ( a link “” to his works of art will appear below when published):

  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comte (Burgundy)
    • Avallon
  • Brittany
    • Pont l’Abbe
  • Grand Est
    • Strasbourg
  • Normandy
  • Occitanie
    • Figeac
  • Pays de la Loire
    • Saint-Nazaire

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).

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