Albert Marquet

(French, 1875–1947)

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Albert Marquet

La Madeleine, 1917

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Biography

Timeline

1875
Born: in Bordeaux, France
1897
Accepted in Gustave Moreau’s studio at the École des Beaux-Arts, Paris, France where he became friends with Rouault and Matisse
1900
Worked with Matisse at the Paris World Exhibition to decorate the Grand Palais
1905
By an accident of timing, he found his work being shown in the celebrated Cage aux Fauves at the Salon d’Automne
Participated in a group exhibition with Vlaminck, Derain, and Matisse at the “Salon d’Automne”
1906
Worked in Normandy with Raoul Dufy in Le Havre and Trouville
1907
Stayed with Matisse and Camoin in London
His first solo exhibition was held at the Galerie Druet in Paris
1947
Died: in Paris, France

Exhibitions

Museums: Bagnols-sur-Cèze, Besançon, Bordeaux (Musée des Beaux-Arts), Carcassonne (Musée des Beaux-Arts), Epinal (Musée départemental des Vosges), Lausanne (Musée du Canton), Lyon (Musée des Beaux-Arts), Marseille (Musée Cantini), Moscow (Pushkin Museum), Nantes, Paris (Musée National d'Art Moderne - 17 works), Pau (Musée des Beaux-Arts), Quimper (Musée des Beaux-Arts), Rotterdam (Boymans-Van Beuningen Museum), St Petersburg (Hermitage), Washington DC (National Gallery of Art), Winterhur (Museum of Fine Art), Zurich (Art Museum)