Le Havre – The Artists – de Saint-Delis, Rene – Travel Information and Tips for France

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.

Rene 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.

His father, an army officer, died in 1881 causing his mother to move to Le Havre with her four children. One of his younger brothers, Henri, also became an artist-painter.

At his high school in Le Havre, his best friend was the now famous painter Othon Friesz. Attending subsequent art schools, he friended the other famous Le Havre painter, Raoul Dufy.

During WWI he was stationed in Etretat as bookkeeper for the hospital where he met his wife, a nurse. He married her and stayed in Etretat.

He travelled a lot to Switzerland to visit his sick brother who was diagnosed with tuberculosis. There, he painted several Swiss landscapes together with his brother.

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1911 Rene de Saint-Delis - Sailboats at Le Havre — 1911 Rene de Saint-Delis – Sailboats at Le Havre

TODAY: Although there are still many sailboats around (the yacht club SRH is the oldest in France), the harbour entrance is dominated by commercial ships.

???? Rene de Saint-Delis - Boats in the port of Le Havre, calm of the evening — ???? Rene de Saint-Delis – Boats in the port of Le Havre, calm of the evening

???? Rene de Saint-Delis - The Augustin Normand shipyards — ???? Rene de Saint-Delis – The Augustin Normand shipyards

TODAY: The Augustin Normand shipyards were closed down in 1963 after having been founded in 1688! It has been run by the same family for centuries and had an international reputation.

???? Rene de Saint-Delis - The port of Le Havre — ???? Rene de Saint-Delis – The port of Le Havre

Rene de Saint-Delis painted mostly in Normandy. These are the places where he painted (a link to his works will appear when published):

Here are the painters/artists who painted in LeHavre:

Click here for a map listing all artists and where they painted in the Le Havre area.

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