Jules Bahieu (Dour, 1860 - ?)

Bahieu was particularly known for genre paintings of country life. Originally from Belgium (he was born in Dour in 1860), he set up his studio in Champigny and exhibited at the Paris Salon from 1885 to 1895. His scenes typically depict farm granges and rustic backyards with an atmosphere of affect and sensibility; he also notably painted views of Granville, Dieppe, and the Norman coastline. 

Catalogue Raisonée of works in Museums:

• Louviers: Port

Bibliography:

• Bénézit, Emmanuel et Busse, Jacques, Dictionnaire Critique et Documentaire des Peintres, Sculpteurs, Dessinateurs et Graveurs de Tous les Temps et de Tous les Pays, 1854-1920, 14 vols (Paris: Gründ, 1999), XIV

• Schurr, Gérald and Cabanne, Pierre, Dictionnaire des Petits Maîtres de la Peinture, 1820-1920, 4 vols (Paris: Éditions de l'Amateur, 1996), IV