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SUNDAY feature on ART of Architecture -by Gautam Shah
Albert Marquet (1875-1947) was one of the best known French Fauvist Painters. He was a close friend and colleague of Henri Matisse. He was a scene painter of quays, waterways and ports in oils and watercolours. He has also produced many figurative works (nudes and portraits).
He began with Fauvist vividness but over the years turned to simplified Impressionism. His forms and details were too rustic and further accentuated by brushstrokes and diagonal or inclined emphasis. His drawings were raw, but composition and presentation were precise and well conceived. He tried to exploit the shimmer of water, but rarely the atmospheric effects. He preferred to draw top-down views, as seen from a high point. His studio window was on a high floor, and he used it for a wider perspective. Marquet used vivid colours but has created the same contrast values in grey dominated paintings.
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