Jean-Paul Crespelle, born December 24, 1910 in Nogent-sur-Marne , Île-de-France, France, is a journalist and author.

Crespelle wrote important historical works on the artistic and nocturnal life of the artists who gathered in Montmartre and Montparnasse at the turn of the 20th century.

Partial bibliography:

• The Fauves
• Picasso and his women
• The Love, The Dreams, The Life of Chagall
• La vie quotidienne des impressionnistes, 1863-1883
• Vie quotidienne a Montmartre au temps de Picasso, 1900-1910
• La vie quotidienne à Montparnasse à la grande époque 1905-1930
• A la découverte de l'art dans les musées de Paris