Paul Emile Lecomte Paintings Paul Émile Lecomte was the son and pupil of Paul Lecomte. He also studied with Cormon at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He was a painter to the French Navy Ministry. He exhibited at the Salon de la Société des Artistes Français, of which he became a member in 1902. He was awarded a gold medal. Paul Emile Lecomte Paintings