Le Havre – The Artists – Stevens, Alfred – 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.

Alfred Emile Leopold Stevens (1823 – 1906) was a Belgian painter born in Brussels, who became famous for his paintings of elegant women. His family were all in the art world; his older brother and his son were both painters, while another brother was an art dealer and critic. Alfred’s father was an art collector while his mother’s parents ran Cafe de l’Amitie in Brussels, a meeting place for politicians, writers, and artists.

Alfred studied art in Brussels and Paris. Although he lived between Brussels and Paris, he spent quite some times at the Normandy coast, on doctor’s orders.

Click here to read Stevens full bio on Wikipedia.

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Alfred Stevens 1881 - Al Le Havre — 1881 – Alfred Stevens – At Le Havre

NOTE: Today, the Le Havre beach still has many rocks. You can only see sand when the tide is low.

1884 - Alfred Stevens - Seascape, Le Havre — 1884 – Alfred Stevens – Seascape, Le Havre

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Sainte-Adresse

Next door to Le Havre is the suburb Sainte-Adresse. The Le Havre beach continues through Sainte-Adresse seamlessly.

1884 - Alfred Stevens - View of Sainte Adresse, Le Havre — 1884 – Alfred Stevens – View of Sainte Adresse, Le Havre

TODAY: The church you see above on the hill is the Notre-Dame-des-Flots, and still exists today.

Stevens painted in the following other places in Normandy (a link to his works will appear here for each city 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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