Fernand Truffaut

Honfleur – The Artists – Truffaut, Fernand-Fortune

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.

Fernand Truffaut
Fernand Truffaut

Fernand-Fortune Truffault (1866 – 1955) was a French painter. He was born in Trouville-sur-Mer.

Truffault studied art in Rouen, but spent most of his time painting in Paris. Apart from Paris, he painted in Normandy and Belgium.

Not much else is known about this painter.

         

         

         

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1910 - Fernand Truffaut - The Harbour at Honfleur
1910 – Fernand Truffaut – The Harbour at Honfleur

NOTE: The building on the right is the Lieutenancy.

???? - Fernand Truffaut - Honfleur, the Port
???? – Fernand Truffaut – Honfleur, the Port
???? - Fernand Truffaut - The Belltower of Sainte Catherine, Honfleur
???? – Fernand Truffaut – The Belltower of Sainte Catherine, Honfleur

TODAY: The Saint-Catherine belltower still exists today. It is separate from the church itself.

Truffaut painted mostly in Paris, but he did go to his birth area to paint occasionally. He painted in the following places (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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