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Paul Albert Laurens Paintings: The 1 Most Famous, Through a Gallery's Eye
Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 1 works by Paul Albert Laurens in our catalogue
In short
To the gallery's eye, Paul Albert Laurens's most famous painting is Dido (1910), whose original hangs in the Petit Palais, Paris. Of the 1 works by Paul Albert Laurens in our catalog, the gallery presents the 1 most famous below, each original with its year, its museum and what makes it unique.
1870 – 1934, 6th arrondissement of Paris
Most works: Petit Palais
The gallery's top 10 Paul Albert Laurens paintings
The museums that keep Paul Albert Laurens's originals
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Paul Albert Laurens | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Petit Palais |
Paris | 1 | Dido |
Paul Albert Laurens, the signature paintings of each year
Every dated original by Paul Albert Laurens on this page was made in 1910: here they are, the most famous first.
Works per year
Pick a year to see its originals.
Paul Albert Laurens's paintings: the gallery answers
Which Paul Albert Laurens painting is the most famous of all?Reveal the answer
Dido (1910).
How old was Paul Albert Laurens on completing Dido?Reveal the answer
40 years old: Dido dates from 1910, and Paul Albert Laurens was born in 1870.
How many works did Paul Albert Laurens create?Reveal the answer
Our catalog holds 1 works by Paul Albert Laurens.
Where do Paul Albert Laurens's most famous originals hang?Reveal the answer
Mostly in Petit Palais (Paris). The museum table above lists them all.
Paul Albert Laurens: the artist
The Life and Artistic Path of Paul Albert Laurens
Born in the 6th arrondissement of Paris, France, Paul Albert Laurens was the son of the painter Jean-Paul Laurens and Madeleine Willemsens. His brother, Jean-Pierre Laurens, was also a painter. During the Franco-Prussian War of 1870, his family moved to the village of Fourquevaux in the Haute-Garonne department of southwestern France. Laurens attended school on Rue d'Assas, where he met André Gide. In 1890, he and his brother studied at the Académie Julian at 31 Rue du Dragon alongside Paul Landowski and Henri Bouchard. In 1893, Laurens traveled from Marseille to Tunis and Sousse with Gide. He married Bertha Guerin in 1900 and lived at 126 Boulevard du Montparnasse.
During the First World War, Laurens worked on camouflage within the armed forces alongside artists such as Dunoyer de Segonzac, Forain, Georges Paul Leroux, Abel Truchet, Henri Callot, Avy, and Devambez. His work served as a model for the Allied armies. Later, he served as a Professor of Drawing at the École Polytechnique between 1919 and 1934 and was appointed a member of the French Academy of Fine Arts in 1933.
Artistic Works and Exhibitions
Laurens's diverse body of work includes paintings, drawings, watercolours, lithographs, and illustrations. His notable paintings include:
His illustrations include works for Lêda ou la louange des bienheureuses ténèbres (1898), Thaïs by Anatole France (1900), La Morte amoureuse (1904), Cyrano de Bergerac (1910), and Les Caves du Vatican (1914). His exhibitions spanned various venues, including the Salon des artistes français and the Salon Champs Élysées.