Auction on
18 October 2022 - 14:00 (CEST) -
Salle 1 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009
While still only a student at the Beaux-Arts, the young Albert Marquet was already exploring fragmented brushstrokes and strong colors in his paintings: early signs of his Fauvist period.
Albert Marquet (1875-1947), La Promeneuse, allée du Luxembourg, c. 1898-1899, oil on canvas, signed on the bottom left, 65.5 x 50.5 cm/25.8 x 19.9 in. Estimate: €40,000/60,000
Albert Marquet (1875-1947), La Promeneuse, allée du Luxembourg, c. 1898-1899, oil on canvas, signed on the bottom left, 65.5 x 50.5 cm/25.8 x 19.9 in. Estimate: €40,000/60,000
Beneath an autumn sun, the scorched-leaf trees of the Luxembourg Gardens cast long shadows on the ground, converging at a point on the horizon against which the dome of the Pantheon stands out. At the end of the avenue, the silhouette of a woman is seen walking: the true subject of the painting. This Parisian scene, full of vibrancy due to its highly fragmented…
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