Highlights
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Around 1910, Jean Puy painted a Landscape at Bénodet, purchased by the Algiers museum in 1929. This artwork is painted in... -
Nini Lopez first appeared in the work of Auguste Renoir (1841... -
A student of François Rude, Charles Cordier (Cambrai, 1827–Algiers,... -
In 1897, in the wake of his discovery of the Impressionists, Albert Marquet (1875–1947) immersed himself into the heart of the landscape. Trained alongside Matisse in the workshop of... -
The life and work of Henri-Edmond Cross (1856–1910) took a decisive turn in 1891, the year of Seurat's death, when he embraced the Neo-Impressionist movement. This was also the year... -
Self-taught, André Derain (1880–1954) was introduced to painting by... -
Widely travelled, Albert Marquet set up his easel in a number of cities... -
Influenced by the work of Caravaggio, Simon Vouet (1590–1649) moved... -
Nicolas de Staël (1914–1955) rose to artistic fame in the mid-20th... -
Born in Honfleur and schooled in Le Havre, Eugène Boudin (1824–1898) visited Brittany for the first time in 1855 and travelled there regularly for the next three years. Drawn to the picturesque region, he was interested in the simple life of the... -
Le Havre is where Gustave Courbet (1819–1877) discovered the sea, on a trip to the Normandy coast in 1841 with his childhood friend Urbain Cuenot. He returned to the shores of the Channel... -
Far away from Paris, the Creuse, a harsh and hostile land marked by severe winters, began to appear on the walls of the Salon... -
The Waltz was one of the first Nabi paintings by Swiss artist Félix... -
Born in Paris to an English family, Alfred Sisley (1839–1899) was sent to the United Kingdom when he was eighteen. There is...
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Located at the mouth of the Seine, the City of Le Havre, classified a UNESCO World Heritage site in 2005, had always been a strategic point for access inland to Paris.
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