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Paul Lecomte (1842-1920)

Paul Lecomte, painter of landscapes and coastal scenes, was born in Paris on the 15th of April 1842. He studied under Emile-Charles Lambinet and exhibited regularly at the Paris Salon from 1868 onwards, obtaining an honorable mention in 1882, a third-class medal in 1888, and a second-class medal in 1895. He also received an honorable mention at the Exposition Universelle 1889 and a silver medal at the Exposition Universelle of 1900.

He painted mainly in Ile-de-France, Brittany and Normandy, though he also executed a number of purely impressionistic works in the Basque region. Lydia Harambourg notes of Lecomte’s watercolors: “Ses aquarelles d’une grande fraîcheur et d’une facture impressioniste évoquent avec justesse ces vues qui décrivent toujours la campagne dans sa sérénité.” He died in Paris in 1920 and today one of his paintings, entitled Le Pont Neuf, which was exhibited at the Salon of 1877 is in the museum of Mulhouse. His son, Paul-Emile Lecomte, with whom his works are sometimes confused, was born on the 19th of October 1877.