He started his education at the École régionale des beaux-arts d'Angers, and moved to Paris in 1886.

There, Lebasque started studying under Léon Bonnat, and assisted Ferdinand Humbert with the decorative murals at the Panthéon.

Around this time, Lebasque met Camille Pissarro and Auguste Renoir, who later would have a large impact on his work.

[3] Two years later, a group of artists exhibited there including Georges Rouault, André Derain, Henri Ottmann, Édouard Vuillard, and Matisse.

His time in South of France would lead to a radical transformation in Lebasque's paintings, changing his colour palette forever.