Le Havre – The Artists – Dufy, Jean
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.
Jean Dufy (1888 – 1964), a French painter, born in Le Havre, painted in the Fauvism, Impressionism, Modernism, and Cubism styles/movements. His older brother, Raoul Dufy, was also an artist and became Jean’s mentor.
Although not as prolific as his older brother, Jean gravitated more towards Paris for his paintings than Normandy. However, he did paint a few Normandy based cities.
Click here to read his full bio on Wikipedia.
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NOTE: A blackbox like this one, means that there is an explanation text about today’s situation of the painting above it.
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NOTE: The “Bassin de la Manche” still exists and is the harbour part where the ferry to the United Kingdom departs/arrives.
NOTE: The Southampton Docks still exists overlooking the ferry.
NOTE: Although the lighthouse in the painting above has been replaced, the pier and new lighthouse are still very visible at the harbour entrance.
NOTE: Today, there are still many cruise ships coming and leaving Le Havre, at times there can be as many as 4 of them on one day.
NOTE: The “Quai Videcoq” still exists, it’s the basin where the small coastal fishing boats moore.
Jean Dufy painted in a few cities in Normandy. Here are the cities and places he painted in Normandy (a link to his works in those cities will appear when published):
Here are the painters/artists who painted in Le Havre :
- 🇫🇷 Adam, Edouard Marie
- 🇷🇺 Beggrov, Alexander
- 🇫🇷Binet, George
- 🇺🇸 Boggs, Frank Myers
- 🇷🇺 Bogoliubo, Alexei
- 🇬🇧 Bonington, Richard Parkes
- 🇫🇷 Boudin, Eugene-Louis
- 🇬🇧 Callow, William
- 🇫🇷 Coignet, Jules
- 🇫🇷 Corot, Jean-Baptiste Camille
- 🇬🇧 Cotman, John Sell
- 🇬🇧 Cooke, Edward William
- 🇫🇷 Crepin, Louis-Philippe
- 🇫🇷 de Saint-Delis, Henri
- 🇫🇷 de Saint-Delis, Rene
- 🇫🇷 Dubourg, Louis-Alexandre
- 🇫🇷 Dufy, Jean
- 🇫🇷 Dufy, Raoul
- 🇫🇷 Friesz, Othon
- 🇫🇷 Goeneutte, Norbert
- 🇷🇺 Gritsenko, Nikolai
- 🇫🇷 Gudin, Theodore
- 🇫🇷 Hervier, Louis
- 🇬🇧 Holland, James
- 🇫🇷 Huet, Paul
- 🇳🇱 Jongkind, Johan Barthold
- 🇬🇧 Kay, James
- 🇳🇱 Le Gray, Gustave
- 🇫🇷 Lebourg, Albert
- 🇬🇧 Lee-Hankey, William
- 🇫🇷 Lepoittevin, Eugene
- 🇫🇷 Leprince, Auguste-Xavier
- 🇫🇷 Loir, Luigi
- 🇫🇷 Loiseau, Gustave
- 🇫🇷 Luce, Maximilien
- 🇫🇷 Madelain, Gustave
- 🇫🇷 Marquet, Albert
- 🇫🇷 Maufra, Maxime
- 🇫🇷 Monet, Claude
- 🇨🇦 Morrice, James Wilson
- 🇫🇷 Mozin, Charles-Louis
- 🇫🇷 Noel, Alexandre Jean
- 🇫🇷 Noel, Jules Achille
- 🇸🇪 Osslund, Helmer
- 🇫🇷 Pecrus, Charles Francois
- 🇫🇷 Petitjean, Edmond Marie
- 🇩🇰 Pissarro, Camille
- 🇫🇷 Signac, Paul
- 🇧🇪 Stevens, Alfred Emile Leopold
- 🇳🇱 Ten Cate, Siebe Johannes
- 🇳🇴 Thaulow, Fritz
- 🇫🇷 Thornley, Georges William
- 🇬🇧 Turner, Joseph Mallord William
- 🇨🇭 Vallotton, Felix
- 🇬🇧 Wadsworth, Edward
Click here for a map listing all artists and where they painted in the Le Havre area.
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