
Stanislas Victor Edouard Lépine (October 3, 1835 – September 28, 1892) was a French painter who specialized in landscapes, especially views of the
Seine.
Biography
Lépine was born in
Caen. An important influence in his artistic formation was
Corot, whom he met in
Normandy
Normandy (; french: link=no, Normandie ; nrf, Normaundie, Nouormandie ; from Old French , plural of ''Normant'', originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is a geographical and cultural region in Northwestern ...
in 1859, becoming his student the following year.
Lépine's favorite subject was the Seine, which he was to paint in all its aspects for the rest of his life. He participated in the first
Impressionist exhibition, held at
Nadar's in 1874, although he is generally not considered an Impressionist. His paintings are placid in mood and are usually small in scale. Lépine was awarded the First Prize medal at the Exposition of 1889. He died suddenly in Paris in 1892.
External links
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Stanislas Lépine– Rehs Galleries' biography on the artist and an image of his painting ''Navires au Porte'' ().
1835 births
1892 deaths
19th-century French painters
French male painters
Artists from Caen
19th-century French male artists
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