Le Havre – The Artists – Maufra, Maxime – 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.

Maxime Maufra (1861 – 1918) was born in Nantes but after a career as a businessman, he went full time as an artist.

He moved to Brittany to become a full time painter (and etching and lithography).

He became good friends with fellow artist Paul Gauguin.

Maufra was mainly an artist of landscapes and marine views. In his compositions, Maufra sometimes quoted the pointillist technique of Camille Pissarro or Alfred Sisley, and also took from the strong colors and powerful drawing of the Pont-Aven School.

Click here to read Maufra’s full bio on Wikipedia.

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Maxime Maufra 1905 - Departure of a Cargo Ship, Le Havre — 1905 – Maxime Maufra – Departure of a Cargo Ship, Le Havre

1905 – Maxime Maufra – Departure of a Cargo Ship, Le Havre

TODAY: Today Le Havre is the biggest cargo harbour in France, so you will see daily cargo ships arriving and leaving.

Maxime Maufra 1905 - Departure of a Transport at Le Havre — 1905 – Maxime Maufra – Departure of a Transport at Le Havre

Maxime Maufra 1905 - Quayside in Le Havre — 1905 – Maxime Maufra – Quayside in Le Havre

Maxime Maufra 1905 - The Beach at Le Havre, Low Tide, Morning — 1905 – Maxime Maufra – The Beach at Le Havre, Low Tide, Morning

1905 – Maxime Maufra – The Beach at Le Havre, Low Tide, Morning

TODAY: The beach of Le Havre is very popular place to be. Although it’s not made of sand, but pebbles, the broadwalk has many restaurants and regular entertainment. The beach has many beach huts.

1905 - Maxime Maufra - Entry of a three master, Le Havre — 1905 – Maxime Maufra – Entry of a three master, Le Havre

1905 - Maxime Maufra - The storm, entry of the boats, Le Havre — 1905 – Maxime Maufra – The storm, entry of the boats, Le Havre

Octeville-sur-Mer

Octeville is a town very close to Le Havre on the North. Its land is shared by Le Havre for its airport.

1905 - Maxime Maufra - The red cliffs of Octeville, Seine Inferieure — 1905 – Maxime Maufra – The red cliffs of Octeville, Seine Inferieure

TODAY: The Le Havre/Octeville airport is located on this part of the cliffs.

Maxime Maufra painted several in a couple of other places in Normandy, which will be featured eventually on this site. A link “⇠” to those cities will appear below when published.

Here are the painters/artists who painted in Le Havre:

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

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