Eugène Le Poittevin
French painter (1806-1870) · France · On the map · Artists · Died at 64
Eugène Lepoittevin, also known as Poidevin, Poitevin, and Le Poittevin, was a French artist who achieved an early and lifelong success as a landscape and maritime painter. His work ranged from erotic caricatures to massive battle scenes. His works are in the collections of many museums throughout France.
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Auguste Xavier Leprince and Eugène Lepoittevin, The Artist's Studio, 1827, Chazen Museum of Art, Madison
Eugène Lepoittevin, possible self-portrait from Les Diables de Lithographies, 1832
Shipwreck off the Cliffs of Dover at Night with Dover Castle in the Distance, undated, private collection
Fishing families on the beach at Étretat, undated, private collection
Paul Potter Painting The Young Bull, 1843.![Les naufragés, 1839, Musée de Picardie, Amiens[29]](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Les_naufrag%C3%A9s%2C_Eug%C3%A8ne_Lepoittevin%2C_1839.jpg/1280px-Les_naufrag%C3%A9s%2C_Eug%C3%A8ne_Lepoittevin%2C_1839.jpg)
Les naufragés, 1839, Musée de Picardie, Amiens[29]
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He made many paintings set in and around the fishing village of Étretat, and in 2020 he was the subject of an exhibition and book, L'invention d'Étretat: Eugène Le Poittevin, un peintre et ses amis à l'aube de l'impressionnisme.
