Albert Marquet Under the Spell of Normandy

Published on 05 December 2020, by Caroline Legrand

Auction on 12 December 2020 - 14:00 (CET) - 26, rue du Château - 29200 Brest

The painter’s interest in water throughout his career took him from Bordeaux to Paris, Algeria—and Normandy, as this view of Honfleur harbor attests.

Albert Marquet (1875-1947), Marée basse au port d’Honfleur (Low Tide in Honfleur... Albert Marquet Under the Spell of Normandy

Albert Marquet (1875-1947), Marée basse au port d’Honfleur (Low Tide in Honfleur Harbor), 1911, oil on canvas, 65 x 81 cm (approx. 25,2 x 31,5 in).
Estimate: €80,000/100,000

Water is the first motif that springs to mind when we think of Albert Marquet’s paintings. It gives them a certain timelessness, an extra touch of soul that wonderfully complements his spare drawing, colors reduced to shades of white and gray, black outlines and…

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