[1] The family business provided him with a sizable private income which allowed him to travel and paint in Europe and North Africa while also building an art collection of his own.
[1] Le Bas was a member of the Bequest Committee established by English sculptor Francis Leggatt Chantrey, which was designated to fund the purchase of fine paintings and sculptures produced in Britain.
[3] Le Bas's collection was described in one review as containing no depictions of violence and having works with a wide variety in comparative quality.
[3] As an artist, Le Bas exhibited works, mostly interior scenes and flower works, at the Royal Academy, with the London Group, the New English Art Club and had solo shows at the Lefevre Gallery and the Michael Parkin Gallery.
[1] He was elected a member of the Royal Academy in 1953 and numerous public galleries in Britain, including the Tate, and in Australia and South Africa hold examples of his paintings.