[PDF] Henri Lebasque Jeune Fille à la Colombe - Anciens Et Réunions

Who is Henri Lebasque?

Henri Lebasque est nommé officier de la Légion d'honneur en 1925 et, après la dissolution de la galerie Georges Petit en 1927, il n'accepte plus de contrat avec aucun marchand d'art. Après Saint-Tropez, Sainte-Maxime, c'est finalement au Cannet qu'il choisit de s'installer définitivement.

Who were Lebasque's friends?

Lebasque also became friends with artists such as Raoul Dufy, Louis Valtat, and Henri Manguin, the last of whom introduced Lebasque to the South of France . His time in South of France would lead to a radical transformation in Lebasque's paintings, changing his colour palette forever. Other travels included the Vendée, Normandy, and Brittany .

Where did Lebasque go to school?

He started his education at the École régionale des beaux-arts d'Angers, and moved to Paris in 1886. There, Lebasque started studying under Léon Bonnat, and assisted Ferdinand Humbert with the decorative murals at the Panthéon.

Who coloured Lebasque's vision?

Lebasque's vision was coloured by his contact with younger painters, especially Édouard Vuillard and Pierre Bonnard, founders of Les Nabis, a group of Intimist painters that first favoured the calm and quietude of domestic subject matter.