Édouard de Bergevin (18 July 1861 – 6 December 1925) was a French painter of the Rouen school. He was novelist Colette Yver's brother.
He studied at the academy of painting of Rouen, with Frechon, Angrand and Joseph Delattre for fellow students, then in Paris in the studio of Jean-Léon Gérôme. He worked as a portrait painter, illustrator and poster artist, as well as a landscaper. Often accompanied by his friend Delattre, he painted the countryside of Douarnenez, 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, 1995
External links Portrait of the painter Le Mont-Saint-Michel et ses Merveilles / Édouard de Bergevin