Henri Martin (1860-1943)

Now acclaimed as a first-class landscape painter with a free pointillist style, Martin is still even more admired for his Symbolist compositions.

In 1885 French artist Henri Martin discovered Venice. From this point forward the city of the Doges became a recurring theme in the painter's career, capturing its glittering colors and the majesty of its palaces.

Heading this sale of modern art, a painting by the master from southern France competed with a landscape by Luce and a nude by André Derain (1880-1954).

While Henri Martin’s poetic visions of the Garonne and the Lot’s landscapes outnumber his views of Venice reflected in its canals, they were another of the post-Impressionist painter’s favorite themes—and a pretext for daring experiments.

Artists Maxime Maufra, Henri Martin and Ferdinand du Puigaudeau all captured the special atmosphere of the seaside and lagoons.

A nostalgic Van Dongen and a Henri Martin at home in Marquayrol brilliantly illustrate two facets of modernism.

Two wooden figures by the Surrealist master conquered audiences, while still lifes by Bernard Buffet and a panorama by Henri Martin reassured other connoisseurs.

A scintillating modern oil on canvas by Henri Martin and an Old Masters painting of a favorite theme

For many years, Henri Martin looked for a house not too far from Toulouse, with fine views, surrounded by gardens and structures like this pergola for gazing at the countryside.

Venice has always been an endless source of inspiration for painters. Henri Le Sidaner (1862-1939) went there several times and brought back vaporous, poetic paintings.