Charles Pecrus

Le Havre – The Artists – Pecrus, Charles Francois

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.

Charles Pecrus
Charles Pecrus

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Charles Francois Pecrus (1826 – 1907) was born in Limoges (Centre of France) and had to work at an early age. But his drawing talents were quickly discovered and he moved to Paris to study art.

His eye for details made him popular. Napoleon III even bought one of his paintings. His immediate neighbour and later very close friend was Eugene Boudin. Pecrus also became acquainted with Jongkind and Alfred Stevens.

At first Pecrus painted entirely interior and genre scenes in the style of Louis XIII.

Not much else is known about this artist.

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???? Charles Pecrus - Boats in the Harbour of Le Havre
???? – Charles Pecrus – Boats in the Harbour of Le Havre
???? Charles Pecrus - Entry to the Port of Le Havre
???? – Charles Pecrus – Entry to the Port of Le Havre
???? Charles Pecrus - On the quays in Le Havre
???? – Charles Pecrus – On the quays in Le Havre
???? Charles Pecrus - Steam and Sail Ship in the Basin of Le Havre
???? – Charles Pecrus – Steam and Sail Ship in the Basin of Le Havre
???? Charles Pecrus - The Port of Le Havre
???? – Charles Pecrus – The Port of Le Havre
???? - Charles-Francois Pecrus - Le Havre sailing ships on the Bassin du Commerce
???? – Charles-Francois Pecrus – Le Havre sailing ships on the Bassin du Commerce
???? - Charles-Francois Pecrus - Sailing ships and steamers in the port of Le Havre
???? – Charles-Francois Pecrus – Sailing ships and steamers in the port of Le Havre

Pecrus painted in the following other places in Normandy (a link “” to his works in those cities 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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