{"title":"Marquet Albert","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"ap_00912","title":"Plages de France 1960","description":"\u003cp\u003eOriginal \u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eposter by Albert Marquet 🇫🇷 (1875-1947), a French painter and draughtsman.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eComing from a modest background, he was encouraged by his mother to train in Paris, where he became particularly close to Henri Matisse.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIn solidarity with the Fauvist movement, he did not let himself be influenced by the other currents of post-impressionism and, from the 1910s, met with a success that allowed him to live comfortably from his art.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMarquet devoted himself to painting landscapes, natural or urban, often represented in overhang, with a strong presence of water.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe painted from the ground up and his repetitive subjects are reminiscent of the Impressionist series. 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Rendered in Marquet’s distinctive Fauvist-inflected realism, the scene combines subtle greys and muted greens with fluid brushwork, evoking the poetic tranquillity of Paris on an overcast morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"755\" data-end=\"1174\"\u003eAlbert Marquet (1875-1947) was a renowned French painter and close friend of Henri Matisse. Although associated with the Fauves for his expressive colourism, his mature works focused on serene urban and riverside landscapes. His paintings of Paris and its bridges remain some of the most atmospheric depictions of the city in early modern art, capturing fleeting light, architectural rhythm, and calm river reflections.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1176\" data-end=\"1538\"\u003ePrinted by Draeger, this poster exemplifies SNCF’s refined mid-century travel campaigns, which frequently collaborated with France’s leading artists to elevate railway advertising into high art. 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