A student of his father, Paul Lecomte, Sr.,(1842-1920), the young man developed his ability in concert with a large extended family of noted artists. He studied at the Beaux-Arts in Paris with Cormon. Paul Emile Lecomte excelled in portraying the natural settings of France's bio-diversity. His landscapes varied widely from marketplaces to isolated country sides, and he seems to have favored marine scenes with people about their routines. A majority of his works portray the Normandy Coast.

A member of the Salon des Artistes Francais since 1902, he exhibited quite often and won a gold metal for his work. He was an official painter for the French Ministry of Marine department. His impressionist's technique is quite well-developed, with ...