Henri Victor Lesur

Henri Victor Lesur was born in Roubaix on April 28, 1863.  His early life, before he entered the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, remains a mystery. At the École he studied under François Flameng, an academically trained artist who also depicted scenes influenced by the masters of the eighteenth century. Flameng’s painting and tutelage was instrumental in forming Lesur’s style and theme of painting.