ALBERT MARQUET (Bordeaux, 1875 – Paris, 1947) - Avenue de Versailles (1904)

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  Oil on canvas. Dimensions: 65 x 81 cm. Signed in the lower right corner. A copy of the certificate from the Wildenstein Institute, dated June 6, 1995, is included. The work is registered with the Wildenstein Institute under reference number 95.06.06/4285/1750. The painting depicts a cityscape of Versailles, constructed from a composition deeply structured by street perspective, the light-colored facades of the houses, and the rows of trees, which guide the viewer's gaze into the distance. The scene is rendered in a palette dominated by ochre tones, within which the trees and passersby are merely suggested, with an economy of means that reinforces the atmospheric impression of the whole. This formal simplification and attention to the relationship between light and color are essential characteristics of the pictorial language of Albert Marquet, who developed a personal vision within the French modernism of the early 20th century. Although he participated in the celebrated Fauvist exhibition of 1905 alongside Henri Matisse and André Derain, Marquet always maintained a unique position, less radical in its use of color and more focused on the sensitive interpretation of light, space, and tonal vibration. In this early painting, dated 1904, one can already perceive his interest in the effects of light and the serene organization of the painted surface—traits that would mark his entire career. His painting, especially appreciated for its cityscapes and river landscapes, is characterized by an elegant synthesis of direct observation and formal refinement. Exhibitions: Paris, Maison de la Pensée Française, Marquet, October 22–December 14, 1953, no. 8; Hamburg, Kunstverein, Albert Marquet, November 14, 1964–January 10, 1965, no. 11, illustrated p. 12, dated there in 1904. Bibliography: F. Jourdain, Marquet, Paris, 1959, p. 105, illustrated in black and white; Marquet, Vues de Paris et de l'Île de France, exhibition catalogue, Musée Carnavalet, October 20, 2004 – January ...
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