Gustave Madelain

Le Havre – The Artists – Madelain, Gustave

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked 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.

Gustave Madelain
Gustave Madelain

Movement(s): Post Impressionism

Gustave Madelain (1867 – 1944) was French painter with his own interpretation of French post Impressionism.

As a painter he earned himself a reputation as having an individual “flair“- using bold colors and a flamboyant style.

Madelain showed a number of canvases at Le Havre and at Rouen; though it was naturally in Paris that he had his greatest success.

Not much else is known about this artist.

Despite being known for having painted in Le Havre, we found only one of his paintings dealing with this city.

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???? - Gustave Madelain - Le Havre -  Bassin du Commerce, Place Gambetta
???? – Gustave Madelain – Le Havre – Bassin du Commerce, Place Gambetta

TODAY: The Bassin du Commerce still exists but there is no access via the water (it’s used to teach kids sailing). Place Gambetta no longer exists and is now the monument to the war dead and the Volcan.

Madelain painted mostly in Paris but did paint in several places in France ( a link “” to his works of art will appear below when published):

  • Bourgogne-Franche-Comte (Burgundy)
    • Avallon
  • Brittany
    • Pont l’Abbe
  • Grand Est
    • Strasbourg
  • Normandy
  • Occitanie
    • Figeac
  • Pays de la Loire
    • Saint-Nazaire

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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