Édouard de Bergevin (18 July 1861 – 6 December 1925) was a French painter of the

Rouen school The Rouen School (L'École de Rouen) is a term used for artists or artisans born or working in Rouen, or for all artistic products from Rouen, such as Rouen faience of the 16th to 18th centuries. The term was first used in 1902 by Arsène Alexa ...

. He was novelist

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's brother. He studied at the academy of painting of Rouen, with Frechon, Angrand and

Joseph Delattre Joseph Delattre (20 August 1858, Déville-lès-Rouen – 6 August 1912) was a French painter of the Rouen School. He exhibited at the Fifth Impressionist Exhibition of 1880. Life and career Delattre was a faithful friend Charles Angrand and ...

for fellow students, then in Paris in the studio of

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. A highly appreciated portrait painter of his contemporaries, illustrator and poster artist, he was also a delicate landscaper. Often accompanied by his friend Delattre, he realized in the countryside of

Douarnenez Douarnenez (, ; meaning ''douar'' (land) ''an enez'' (the island) or land of the island), is a commune in the French department of Finistère, region of Brittany, northwestern France. It is located at the mouth of the Pouldavid River, an estuary ...

, views of Paris, views of the ports of Rouen and Brittany. He is buried at Cimetière monumental de Rouen, next to his sister.

Bibliography

* * François Lespinasse, ''L'École de Rouen'', Lecerf,

Rouen Rouen (, ; or ) is a city on the River Seine in northern France. It is the prefecture of the Regions of France, region of Normandy (administrative region), Normandy and the Departments of France, department of Seine-Maritime. Formerly one of ...

, 1995

External links

Portrait of the painter

''Le Mont-Saint-Michel et ses Merveilles'' / Édouard de Bergevin
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bergevin (de), Edouard 19th-century French painters 20th-century French painters 19th-century French male artists 20th-century French male artists 1861 births People from Vienne 1925 deaths