Albert Marquet

(French, 1875–1947)

Albert Marquet was a French painter known for his subtly colored depictions of landscapes from a window vantage point. Using abbreviated brushstrokes to convey forms, the artist evoked weather and light conditions while retaining a sense of volume and space. His close friend Henri Matisse once compared Marquet's work to the calligraphic simplicity found in the Japanese painter Hokusai. Born on March 27, 1875 in Bordeaux, France, he studied under Gustave Moureau alongside Georges Rouault at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. Around this time, Marquet became close friends with Matisse and Raoul Dufy and exhibited with the other Fauves André Derain and Maurice de Vlaminck. Although his palette was never as bright as his cohorts, Marquet’s work benefited from exposure to the abstract organization of colors he saw in their paintings. During his life, he traveled extensively, focusing on waterfronts and vistas around France, Italy, Germany, Scandinavia, and North Africa. The artist died on June 14, 1947 in La Frette-sur-Seine, France. Today, his works are held in the collections of the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, the Tate Gallery in London, and The Museum of Modern Art, among others.

Albert Marquet Artworks

Albert Marquet (3,409 results)
La Seine à Croisset (Près de Rouen), 1927–1927

Albert Marquet

La Seine à Croisset (Près de Rouen), 1927–1927

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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La voile à Grimstadt, Norvège, 1925–1925

Albert Marquet

La voile à Grimstadt, Norvège, 1925–1925

Sale Date: November 17, 1998

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Le port de Fécamp, 1906–1906

Albert Marquet

Le port de Fécamp, 1906–1906

Sale Date: November 18, 1998

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Vue de Collioure, 1912–1912

Albert Marquet

Vue de Collioure, 1912–1912

Sale Date: November 16, 1998

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Le port d'Alger, 1945–1945

Albert Marquet

Le port d'Alger, 1945–1945

Sale Date: November 16, 1998

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Nu assis

Albert Marquet

Nu assis

Sale Date: November 5, 1998

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Marseille, le pont transbordeur vers 1917

Albert Marquet

Marseille, le pont transbordeur vers 1917

Sale Date: October 27, 1998

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La sieste

Albert Marquet

La sieste

Sale Date: October 21, 1998

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Personnages au bords de la rivière

Albert Marquet

Personnages au bords de la rivière

Sale Date: October 15, 1998

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Study of a standing woman with a group of...

Albert Marquet

Study of a standing woman with a group of...

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

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Rue du Prieure, le vieux chatenoir vosges, 1897–1897

Albert Marquet

Rue du Prieure, le vieux chatenoir vosges, 1897–1897

Sale Date: October 6, 1998

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French harbor, 1924–1924

Albert Marquet

French harbor, 1924–1924

Sale Date: September 25, 1998

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La Seine à Sannois, 1917–1917

Albert Marquet

La Seine à Sannois, 1917–1917

Sale Date: August 19, 1998

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Le port de Boulogne-sur-Mer

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Le port de Boulogne-sur-Mer

Sale Date: August 19, 1998

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Alger, l'aloès, 1944–1944

Albert Marquet

Alger, l'aloès, 1944–1944

Sale Date: August 4, 1998

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Marseille, le pont transbordeur, 1917–1917

Albert Marquet

Marseille, le pont transbordeur, 1917–1917

Sale Date: July 9, 1998

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Le pont

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Le pont

Sale Date: July 3, 1998

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Le champ en fleurs, Sidi Bou Said, 1923–1923

Albert Marquet

Le champ en fleurs, Sidi Bou Said, 1923–1923

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Le quai à Alger

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Le quai à Alger

Sale Date: July 2, 1998

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Quai des Grands Augustins, Crépuscule, 1938–1938

Albert Marquet

Quai des Grands Augustins, Crépuscule, 1938–1938

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Le plage des Sables d'Olonne, 1938–1938

Albert Marquet

Le plage des Sables d'Olonne, 1938–1938

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Paris, le Pont St. Michel, inondations..., 1910–1910

Albert Marquet

Paris, le Pont St. Michel, inondations..., 1910–1910

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Remorqueur sur la Seine à Mericourt, 1937–1937

Albert Marquet

Remorqueur sur la Seine à Mericourt, 1937–1937

Sale Date: July 1, 1998

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Paris, le Pont Neuf, 1906–1906

Albert Marquet

Paris, le Pont Neuf, 1906–1906

Sale Date: June 25, 1998

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