Henri Lebasque
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Henri Lebasque | |
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 Henri Lebasque, photo c.1900 | |
| Born | 25 September 1865 Champigné,Maine-et-Loire,France |
| Died | 7 August 1937(aged 71) Le Cannet,Alpes-Maritimes,France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painter |
| Movement | Post-Impressionism |
Henri Lebasque(25 September 1865 – 7 August 1937) was a Frenchpost-impressionistpainter. He was born atChampigné(Maine-et-Loire). His work is represented in French museums, notablyAngers,Geneva(Petit Palais),Lille(Musée des Beaux-Arts),Nantes,and Paris (Musée d’Orsay).
Education and artistic development
[edit]He started his education at theÉcole régionale des beaux-arts d'Angers,and moved to Paris in 1886. There, Lebasque started studying underLéon Bonnat,and assistedFerdinand Humbertwith the decorative murals at thePanthéon.Around this time, Lebasque metCamille PissarroandAuguste Renoir,who later would have a large impact on his work.
Lebasque's vision was coloured by his contact with younger painters, especiallyÉdouard VuillardandPierre Bonnard,founders ofLes Nabis,[1]a group ofIntimistpainters that first favoured the calm and quietude of domestic subject matter. From his first acquaintance withGeorges SeuratandPaul Signac,Lebasque learnt the significance of a colour theory which stressed the use of complementary colours in shading.
Career
[edit]Lebasque was a founding member of theSalon d'Automnein 1903[2]with his friendHenri Matisseand exhibited at theSalon des Indépendants.[3]Two years later, a group of artists exhibited there includingGeorges Rouault,André Derain,Henri Ottmann,Édouard Vuillard, and Matisse. Lebasque also became friends with artists such asRaoul Dufy,Louis Valtat,andHenri Manguin,the last of whom introduced Lebasque to theSouth 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 theVendée,Normandy,andBrittany.
Lebasque had some commercial success during his lifetime. He worked on the decorations at the theatre of theChamps-Elyséesand of theTransatlantiquesealiner.
Lebasque died atCannet,Alpes Maritimesin 1937.
Gallery of paintings
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Una joven en el bosque,1897;Museo de Arte de Ponce -
Sous la lampe,1904;Museum of Fine Arts of Nancy -
Une après-midi au parc,1911,Wallraf-Richartz Museum. -
Maternité,1912; Private collection. -
The Quay at St Pierre in Cannes -
La cigarette,1921; Musée d'Art et d'Industrie deRoubaix
References
[edit]- ^"The Nabis Group".Archived fromthe originalon 2012-02-10.Retrieved2008-02-19.
- ^Catalogue des ouvrages de peinture, sculpture, dessin, gravure, architecture et art décoratif, Société du Salon d'automne 1903, p.45, no.344-346;archive.org
- ^Société des artistes indépendants/ Catalogue de la 21me exposition, 1905. p.140 (p.144), no. 2370-2377;Metropolitan Museum of Art (New York, N.Y.)
External links
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Media related toHenri Lebasqueat Wikimedia Commons- Henri Lebasque Bio- Findlay Galleries
- Benezit Dictionary of Artists, 2006,site Oxford Index (subscription or library membership required)
- Galerie du Post-Impressionnisme – Works by Henri Lebasque
- Musée d'Orsay – Collections catalogue
- Works Henri Lebasque in the museums of France;Joconde,culture.gouv.fr
- Sur Le Balcon- Henri Lebasqueat the gallery Georges Petit(Hôtel Drouot) archive.org
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- 19th-century French painters
- French male painters
- 20th-century French painters
- 20th-century French male artists
- 1865 births
- 1937 deaths
- French Post-impressionist painters
- French landscape artists
- French still life painters
- Modern printmakers
- Woodcut designers
- French illustrators
- Fauvism
- 20th-century French printmakers
- 19th-century French male artists