Louis-Etienne Timmermans

Honfleur – The Artists – Timmermans, Louis-Etienne

November 2, 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-Etienne Timmermans
Louis-Etienne Timmermans

Louis-Etienne Timmermans (1846 – 1910) was a Belgian painter, specialized in marine paintings and landscapes.

He was a pupil of the Academie de Bruxelles and the Ecole des Beaux Arts de Paris.

Timmermans worked mostly in France, painting small coastal harbours, which he painted with a precise realism.

He died in 1910 in Paris. Not much else is known about him.

        

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???? - Louis-Etienne Timmermans - The Basin at Honfleur
???? – Louis-Etienne Timmermans – The Basin at Honfleur

TODAY: The main basin in Honfleur is now called the “Old Basin” (Le Vieux Bassin). It’s the center point of Honfleur for sightseeing.

???? - Louis-Etienne Timmermans - The Exit of the Port of Honfleur
???? – Louis-Etienne Timmermans – The Exit of the Port of Honfleur

TODAY: The Entry/Exit of the Port of Honfleur is done via Locks.

Timmermans painted in several places in France, and more notably in Normandy. These are the places he painted (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).

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Today: The top of the Old Port Basin
Today: The top of the Old Port Basin
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Today: Locks at the Entry/Exit of the Port of Honfleur
Today: Locks at the Entry/Exit of the Port of Honfleur
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