Leopald Pascal was born on the 8th of July 1900 in Morlaix, Brittany, France. He studied under various artists belonging to the Finistere school of artists which flourished around the locality of his home town.

During the early part of his life he met the famous French journalist and Art Critic Gustave Geffroy who encouraged Pascal to move to Paris.

Pascal followed this advice which proved to be beneficial as his paintings were shown at The Musee d'Art Moderne Paris and at the Salon des Independants. His paintings became very popular throughout France, always with good reviews from the French art critics of the period.

Shortly before the war he met the artist
Lucette de la Fougere who at the time was living in London. They fell in love and became lovers. Following the end of the war, Pascal moved to Chelsea, London where he settled with Lucette, he continued to paint from his Chelsea studio until his death in 1958.

He became an elected member and exhibitor of the The New English Art Club and The Royal Society for Painters in Oils.