Henri Lebasque

Etretat – The Artists – Lebasque, Henri

May 10, 2023 / ° Artists, Etretat, Normandy, West

This page forms part of a series of pages dedicated to the many artists who worked in Etretat. A full list of all the artists with a link to their works can be found at the bottom of this page.

Henri Lebasque
Henri Lebasque

Movement(s): Post Impressionism

Henri Lebasque (1865 – 1937) was a French post-impressionist painter. He started his education at the Ecole regionale des beaux-arts d’Angers, and moved to Paris in 1886. There, Lebasque started studying under Leon Bonnat, and assisted Ferdinand Humbert with the decorative murals at the Pantheon. Around this time, Lebasque met Camille Pissarro and Auguste Renoir, who later would have a large impact on his work.

From his first acquaintance with Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, Lebasque learnt the significance of a colour theory which stressed the use of complementary colours in shading.

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.

Click here to read Lebasque’s full bio on Wikipedia.

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1903 - Henri Lebasque - Woman with a Yellow Hat, Etretat
1903 – Henri Lebasque – Woman with a Yellow Hat, Etretat
???? - Henri Lebasque - Animated beach close to Etretat
???? – Henri Lebasque – Animated beach close to Etretat

Lebasque painted throughout France. Here are the places he painted in (a link “⇠” to his works will appear below when published):

  • Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes
    • Villefranche-sur-Saone
  • Normandy
  • Pays de la Loire
    • Prefailles
    • Saint-Jean-de-Monts
  • Provence-Alpes-Cote d’Azur
    • Antibes
    • Cannes
    • Cannet
    • Frejus
    • Saint-Tropez

Etretat is the second most popular and visited place in Normandy (the first being Mont Saint-Michel). And since it was popular, many artists came here to be inspired by its nature and scenic environments. Here is a list of artists who worked in Etretat (a link “⇠” to their work will appear when published).

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