[Funfair in Le Havre (Fête Foraine au Havre), General view: Overall view of the work]

creator: Albert Marquet (French painter and draftsman, 1875-1947)

MusBA Collections en ligne: Albert Marquet, Bordeaux, 1875 - Paris, Fête foraine au Havre, 1906, Oil on canvas, H 65 cm W 81 cm (without frame), Inv. Bx 1960.4.6, purchase 1960 / Wikipedia [en] Albert Marquet: Albert Marquet (27 March 1875 – 14 June 1947) was a French painter, associated with the Fauvist movement. He initially became one of the Fauve painters and a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturalistic style, primarily landscapes but also several portraits. Marquet was born in 1875 in Bordeaux. In 1890 he moved to Paris to attend the École des Arts Decoratifs, where he met Henri Matisse. They were roommates for a time, and they influenced each other's work. Marquet exhibited paintings at the Salon des Indépendants. Although he did not sell many paintings, the artistic community of Paris became aware of his work. His early compositions were characterised by a clear and painterly Fauvist approach, in which he had a fine control of the drawing and responded to light, not only by intensifying the strongest tones, but also by seeing the weaker ones in coloristic terms. Marquet and Matisse were already painting together in pure colors, as far back as 1898 in the Arcueil and at the Luxembourg Gardens, in what was later to be called the Fauve style. In 1905 he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne where his paintings were put together with those of Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, André Derain, Othon Friesz, Georges Rouault, Raoul Dufy, Henri Manguin, Georges Braque, Louis Valtat, Georges Dufrénoy and Jean Puy. He became a lifelong friend of Matisse. Dismayed by the intense coloration in these paintings, critics reacted by naming the artists the "Fauves", i.e. the wild beasts. Although Marquet painted with the fauves for years, he used less bright and violent colours than the others, and emphasized less intense tones made by mixing complementaries, thus always as colors and never as grays. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturalistic style, primarily landscapes. / Source: Object label text, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux; https://musba-bordeaux.opacweb.fr/fr/notice/bx-1960-4-6-fete-foraine-au-havre-068a47c6-5871-4eac-9ab9-20e5c50b25cc; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Marquet

oil paint (paint); canvas (textile material)

[Funfair in Le Havre (Fête Foraine au Havre), General view: Detail, center right depicting tents and amusement rides]

creator: Albert Marquet (French painter and draftsman, 1875-1947)

MusBA Collections en ligne: Albert Marquet, Bordeaux, 1875 - Paris, Fête foraine au Havre, 1906, Oil on canvas, H 65 cm W 81 cm (without frame), Inv. Bx 1960.4.6, purchase 1960 / Wikipedia [en] Albert Marquet: Albert Marquet (27 March 1875 – 14 June 1947) was a French painter, associated with the Fauvist movement. He initially became one of the Fauve painters and a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturalistic style, primarily landscapes but also several portraits. Marquet was born in 1875 in Bordeaux. In 1890 he moved to Paris to attend the École des Arts Decoratifs, where he met Henri Matisse. They were roommates for a time, and they influenced each other's work. Marquet exhibited paintings at the Salon des Indépendants. Although he did not sell many paintings, the artistic community of Paris became aware of his work. His early compositions were characterised by a clear and painterly Fauvist approach, in which he had a fine control of the drawing and responded to light, not only by intensifying the strongest tones, but also by seeing the weaker ones in coloristic terms. Marquet and Matisse were already painting together in pure colors, as far back as 1898 in the Arcueil and at the Luxembourg Gardens, in what was later to be called the Fauve style. In 1905 he exhibited at the Salon d'Automne where his paintings were put together with those of Henri Matisse, Maurice de Vlaminck, André Derain, Othon Friesz, Georges Rouault, Raoul Dufy, Henri Manguin, Georges Braque, Louis Valtat, Georges Dufrénoy and Jean Puy. He became a lifelong friend of Matisse. Dismayed by the intense coloration in these paintings, critics reacted by naming the artists the "Fauves", i.e. the wild beasts. Although Marquet painted with the fauves for years, he used less bright and violent colours than the others, and emphasized less intense tones made by mixing complementaries, thus always as colors and never as grays. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturalistic style, primarily landscapes. / Source: Object label text, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux; https://musba-bordeaux.opacweb.fr/fr/notice/bx-1960-4-6-fete-foraine-au-havre-068a47c6-5871-4eac-9ab9-20e5c50b25cc; https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albert_Marquet

oil paint (paint); canvas (textile material)