Women & Children in Small Boats by Henri Lebasque 1865-1937

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Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Promenade Sur L'Eau 1918

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) A Fishing Expedition 1920

Some of my favorite portraits of women & children outdoors are by Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937).  He was born in Champigné, France; and by 1885, he was studying in Paris at the Ecole des Beaux Arts. Here Lebasque met Camille Pissarro & Auguste Renoir. Lebasque maintained an intense artistic exchange with young painters, especially Vuillard & Bonnard, the founders of the artists' associations "Les Nabis" (the prophets) & the "Intimists." In 1903, together with his friend Henri Matisse & other artists, Henri Lebasque founded the "Salon d'Automne," where Georges Rouault, André Derain, Edouard Vuillard and Henri Matisse exhibited. In 1924, Henri Lebasque moved to Le Cannet on the French Riviera. His portrayals of women & their children are colorful & intimate, full of the hope & joy of life.

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Young Girls in a Boat c 1900

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Girl in a Boat

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Girls in a Boat

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) On the Banks of the Seine in Andelys

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Fishing Party 1915

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Promenade En Barque

Henri Lebasque (French artist, 1865-1937) Boat on the Marne