Art-Romanticism – Page 2 – Travel Information and Tips for France

Le Havre – The Artists – Hervier, Louis Adolphe

May 24, 2020 November 27, 2020 / ° Artists, Le Havre, Normandy, West

Adolphe Hervier, in full: Louis-Henri-Victor-Jules-François-Adolphe Hervier was a French painter and engraver, known for his rural genre scenes. Over his lifetime, his style changed from a strict Romanticism to an early type of Impressionism. He was the son of a painter.Despite being Parisian, his favorite painting locations were in Normandy; including Honfleur, Le Havre, Rouen and Granville. Here is the only painting we found of his dealing with Le Havre.

Le Havre – The Artists – Overview and Map

March 27, 2020 March 27, 2020 / Le Havre, Normandy, West

Here are all the artists featured on our site that have painted in Le Havre and its immediate surroundings. There’s a map with one location per artist per city. Use the map to look at that artist’s works of art.

Le Havre – The Artists – Robert, Hubert

August 25, 2021 August 25, 2021 / ° Artists, Le Havre, Normandy, West

Hubert Robert (1733 – 1808) was a French painter in the school of Romanticism, noted especially for his landscape paintings and capricci, or semi-fictitious picturesque depictions of ruins in Italy and of France.

He worked extensively in Italy and France. He was a lucky man, since he escape the guillotine due to a clerical error during the French revolution.

Here is the one painting of his we found of Le Havre, Normandy.

Le Havre – The Artists – Turner, William

March 25, 2020 March 16, 2022 / ° Artists, Le Havre, Normandy, West

Joseph Mallord William Turner, known contemporarily as William Turner, was an English Romantic painter, printmaker and watercolourist. He is known for his expressive colourisations, imaginative landscapes and turbulent, often violent marine paintings. He spent a lot of time painting in Normandy, and made quite a few paintings of Le Havre and its surroundings. Here they are.

Mont Saint-Michel – The Artists – Bonington, Richard Parkes

February 7, 2023 May 11, 2023 / ° Artists, Mont St. Michel, Normandy, West

Richard Parkes Bonington, a British artist who spent most of his life in France, died early (age 25), but managed to paint many paintings. His Romanticism Landscape style made him a popular painter in his generation.

Here is 1 painting of his we found which he made in Mont Saint-Michel, Normandy.

Mont Saint-Michel – The Artists – Isabey, Eugene

February 21, 2023 May 26, 2023 / ° Artists, Mont St. Michel, Normandy, West

Eugene Louis Gabriel Isabey was a French painter, lithographer and watercolorist in the Romantic style. He was born to Jean-Baptiste Isabey, a well known painter who enjoyed the patronage of the Imperial Family.

Originally, he wanted to be a sailor, but his father insisted that he study painting; a turnabout from the usual situation where the family opposes an artistic career in favor of something more practical. He favored historical paintings, genre scenes and landscapes, but also executed numerous canvases depicting storms and shipwrecks; possibly reflecting his own thwarted career plans.

He painted extensively in Normandy. Here are his paintings for Mont Saint-Michel and closeby town of Granville.

Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Bonington, Richard Parkes

January 3, 2023 January 3, 2023 / ° Artists, Normandy, Trouville-sur-Mer, West

Here are some painting of his we found which he made in Trouville-sur-Mer, Normandy.

Trouville-sur-Mer – The Artists – Hervier, Louis Adolphe

January 23, 2023 January 23, 2023 / ° Artists, Normandy, Trouville-sur-Mer, West

Here is one of his paintings he made in Trouville-sur-Mer which we found.