Archives: Artists

Edouard Adam was the name of both a father and son who painted ship’s portraits in the port of Le Havre around the same time. There is much confusion between the two as their works were quite similar. Both Adams were the official painters to the department of marine in Le Havre and were well…

Edouard Adam was the name of both a father and son who painted ship’s portraits in the port of Le Havre around the same time. There is much confusion between the two as their works were quite similar. Both Adams were the official painters to the department of marine in Le Havre and were well…

The ship portraitists of the Mediterranean ports, particularly those of the Eastern Seaboards, produced their works on paper, using primarily gouache, an opaque form of watercolors. The most accomplished practitioners of this technique were the prolific Roux Family and their contemporary, Honore Pellegrin.Pellegrin worked in the French seaport of Marseilles during the Second and Third…

The cliffs, grassy hillsides and waterways of the western shores of France's Brittany Coast inspired the artist Henry Moret to capture their timeless beauty in paintings. Primarily an impressionist in technical style, he developed traits through his studies at the ƒcole National Des Beaux-Arts under Jean-Paul Laurens and Jean-Léon Gerome which he used through his…

An important traveling artist of the pre-impressionist generation, Felix Ziem will forever be connected to the immortal city-state of Venice. He first visited the canaled city in the early 1840s, came back in 1845 for a three-year stay, and visited throughout his career until 1892. Between his Venetian sojourns, he painted views of Constantinople and…

Known as a painter of both landscapes and fine marine views, Eugene Berthelon was born in Paris in 1829. As a student of the masterful French landscape artist Eugene Lavielle, he excelled in learning the classic plein air technique for painting outdoors directly from nature to best capture the elusive elements of natural phenomenon and…

The pivotal French painter Gustave Courbet has often been called the father of realist painting. Born in Ornans to a prosperous farming family, Courbet initially taught himself to paint by copying paintings he saw at the Louvre, especially the works of 17th century naturalists such as Velazquez and Caravaggio. Scorning the romantic and academic themes…

An artist of importance, well represented in the top museums of the world, the works of Daubigny appeal to universal commonalities beyond nationality and race. From French shores and river banks he helped initiate the Plein-Air activity of painting while in connection to the selected environment, often composing works directly from his houseboat on the…

Known as a ‘pure impressionist', Marcel Dyf specialized in capturing life's varied forms of existence. Well-known in his native country and throughout the western art world, Dyf painted a substantial number of marine paintings, landscapes, nudes and floral scenes. The Romani, or gypsies, held special importance in his emotional and artistic pursuits, often becoming the…

A student of his father, Paul Lecomte, Sr.,(1842-1920), the young man developed his ability in concert with a large extended family of noted artists. He studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris with Cormon. Paul Emile Lecomte excelled in portraying the natural settings of France's bio-diversity. His landscapes varied widely from marketplaces to isolated country sides,…

A unique style of expressive freedom embodies the work of post-impressionist Henri Lebasque. He built upon his foundation of traditional academic training through his many associations with noted artists and the diverse schools of late 19TH Century France. Humanity at leisure, presented with warm colors and a trained eye for beauty are his forté. He…

Charles Louis Mozin flourished during his lifetime as a regional painter of the waterways of Normandy coast. His marine atmospheres and nautical subjects displayed an individual style which bloomed from the best of the Dutch and British traditions. His work proved popular, and led to his early contributions to the emerging French impressionists, exhibiting annually…

The prolific Roux family of French marine painters produced no less than six practitioners of ship portraiture. Working mainly in watercolor, the family produced throughout the 19th century an amazing output totaling over 7000 pictures. Matheiu-Antoine Roux Jr. Was the third in the line of this family of ship painters. His style was considered vastly…

A prominent ship and cargo broker operating from the ports of Le Havre and Rouen on the River Seine northwest of Paris, Nicolle proved to be an astute businessman. His financial success earned him the freedom to study and perform quality works of art. He held primarily to this passion for personal reasons as he…