After working in business, Normand studied painting in Düsseldorf, where he worked with Eugène Dücker from 1869 to 1873. He exhibited at the Salon des Artistes de Paris from 1882, receiving a distinction in 1884 and a bronze medal in 1889 at the Exposition Universelle. He mainly painted landscapes inspired by Norwegian beauty spots.

Museum and Gallery Holdings

Aachen: Norwegian Fjord

Cologne: Norwegian Fjord

Düsseldorf: View of Bödo

Leeds (City AG): The Sognefjord, Norway (exhibited in 1885, oil on canvas)

Liverpool: Fjord

Mainz: Norwegian Landscape (two works)

Mulhouse: Moonlight

Stockholm: The Romsdal Fjord, Sunny Spot

Sydney: Fishermen's Encampment in Island

Wroclaw: Fjord in Norway