Maxime Maufra

Maxime Maufra
Allan Osterlind, Public domain

(1861–1918) fransk målare

Maxime Maufra (France, 1861–1918) is listed in the catalogue as a painter and a printmaker. By year of birth, Maxime Maufra belongs to the chapter ‘Post-Impressionism and Symbolism’ in this site’s history of art.

Maxime Maufra was born in Nantes and died in Poncé-sur-le-Loir. Maxime Maufra trained at lycée Georges-Clemenceau. Wikidata associates Maxime Maufra with Pont-Aven School. The awards include Peintre de la Marine and Knight of the Legion of Honour.

The best-known works include ‘The Bay of Douarnenez’, ‘Les Bords du Blavet’, and ‘Nature morte de fleurs avec vase et livre’. The works belong mainly to the genres marine art and landscape painting. The catalogue has 45 works by Maxime Maufra with free images. The dated works span the years 1880–1918. Works by Maxime Maufra are held by several collections, among them Musée des Beaux-Arts de Quimper, Museum of Fine Arts of Reims, Museum of Fine Arts Boston, and Cleveland Museum of Art.

Contemporary artists in the same chapter include Mykhaylo Berkos, Stanisław Lentz, Alexander Ignatius Roche, Floris Verster, and Francine Charderon.