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French artist Henri Lebasque was a well-known painter of Post-Impressionism, fascinating with his colorful landscapes and with his sensual paintings of women.
He was born in Champigné in 1865 and left home at the age of 20 to study in Paris at the École des Beaux Arts. There he studied with Léon Bonnat, whose studio he joined after graduation. He subsequently participated in numerous exhibitions and continued to develop his painting style. Inspired by a trip to the south of France, bright colors and the play with light now dominate his paintings. Lebasque is so fascinated by the southern French landscape that the small town of Le Cannet near Cannes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region becomes his summer domicile. The lightness he experiences here is evident in his motifs, which now include coasts, beaches and bathers. Likewise, he paints numerous nudes, which radiate a summery and familiar atmosphere.
In 1924, he finally moves entirely to Le Cannet, where he lives in seclusion and continues to devote himself to his art. His enthusiasm for colors and shapes makes his paintings glow and thus Lebasque becomes the "painter of joy and light". Henri Lebasque died in 1937 in his adopted country.
French artist Henri Lebasque was a well-known painter of Post-Impressionism, fascinating with his colorful landscapes and with his sensual paintings of women.
He was born in Champigné in 1865 and left home at the age of 20 to study in Paris at the École des Beaux Arts. There he studied with Léon Bonnat, whose studio he joined after graduation. He subsequently participated in numerous exhibitions and continued to develop his painting style. Inspired by a trip to the south of France, bright colors and the play with light now dominate his paintings. Lebasque is so fascinated by the southern French landscape that the small town of Le Cannet near Cannes in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region becomes his summer domicile. The lightness he experiences here is evident in his motifs, which now include coasts, beaches and bathers. Likewise, he paints numerous nudes, which radiate a summery and familiar atmosphere.
In 1924, he finally moves entirely to Le Cannet, where he lives in seclusion and continues to devote himself to his art. His enthusiasm for colors and shapes makes his paintings glow and thus Lebasque becomes the "painter of joy and light". Henri Lebasque died in 1937 in his adopted country.