George Binet

Le Havre – The Artists – Binet, George

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

Georges Binet was born 1865 in Le Havre (and died 1949 in Toulon). He is a French painter known mostly for his Normandy paintings of daily life, including beaches and river scenes.

He painted a lot of paintings in Le Havre and its surroundings (Harfleur, Octeville and Sainte-Adresse).

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1916 - George Binet - The Arrival of the Americans at Le Havre
1916 – George Binet – The Arrival of the Americans at Le Havre
1934 - George Binet - Terrace overlooking Le Havre
1934 – George Binet – Terrace overlooking Le Havre

TODAY: The terrace in the paintings looks very closely to that found at the lower portion of the Hanging Gardens (“Jardin Suspendu”, the former fort).

???? - George Binet - Boats in the port of Le Havre
???? – George Binet – Boats in the port of Le Havre
???? - George Binet - Communicants out in Graville
???? – George Binet – Communicants out in Graville

TODAY: Graville used to be a suburb town, now it’s part of the city of Le Havre.

???? - George Binet - Le Havre CityHall Fountain
???? – George Binet – Le Havre City Hall Fountain

TODAY: This specific fountain no longer exists at the City Hall, but after WWII, was replaced by several others.

???? - George Binet - Le Havre, the Beach
???? – George Binet – Le Havre, the Beach

TODAY: The Le Havre beach is still very popular, but the tents have been replaced by wooden huts.

???? - George Binet - The Harbour of Le Havre
???? – George Binet – The Harbour of Le Havre

TODAY: The Le Havre harbour is very active, 2nd largest in France.

???? - George Binet - The Port of Le Havre
???? – George Binet – The Port of Le Havre
???? - George Binet - Busy beach in Le Havre
???? – George Binet – Busy beach in Le Havre
???? - George Binet - On the Promenade, Le Havre
???? – George Binet – On the Promenade, Le Havre

TODAY: The promenade is still there, but built-up with houses.

Harfleur

Harfleur (population: 8300) is a small city located close to Le Havre on the East. It’s a suburb of Le Havre.

???? - George Binet - The Lezarde at Harfleur
???? – George Binet – The Lezarde at Harfleur

Octeville-sur-Mer

Octeville-sur-Mer (population: 6,000) is a small town which lies against Le Havre on the North, and is the place where the Le Havre airport is located.

???? - George Binet - Octeville aerodrome, Normandy
???? – George Binet – Octeville aerodrome, Normandy

TODAY: The Le Havre/Octeville airport is a small regional airport with no scheduled flights, apart from some charters.

Sainte-Adresse

The city of Sainte-Adresse (population: 7,400) is an immediate suburb of Le Havre and lies to the North/West alongside the coast. It shares the same seaside promenade with Le Havre.

???? - George Binet - The Beach of Sainte Adresse
???? – George Binet – The Beach of Sainte Adresse

TODAY: The beach of Sainte-Adresse is shared with the one of Le Havre. They are joined seamlessly, including the promenade.

???? - George Binet - Garden at Sainte-Adresse
???? – George Binet – Garden at Sainte-Adresse

George Binet painted in several places in Normandy. A list of them can be seen below. A link “” to his works will appear below when published.

Here are the painters/artists who painted in Le Havre (a “*” indicates that the artist did not worked directly in Le Havre itself, instead worked closeby, a link “” to the artist’s works will appear below when published):

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