$375,000
Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin (French, 1860-1943) La Tour de Collioure Signed "Henri Martin" l. r., titled on a presentation plaque, dated to c. 1920 on a certificate that accompanies the work (see below). Oil on canvas, 35 3/8 x 43 1/4 in. (90.0 x 110.0 cm), framed. Condition: Lined. Provenance: Acquired directly from the artist in the 1920s; private collection, London; Hammer Galleries, New York; to the current private collection. N.B. Originally from Toulouse, Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin ventured to Paris in 1879 to further his art studies. In 1885, he traveled to Italy and painted with artists Edmond Aman-Jean and Ernest Laurent who were experimenting with the pointillist painting technique employed by their close friend Georges Seurat. In this method, artists applied color in small, individual brushstrokes. The dots of color were meant to mix in the eye of the viewer to approximate the quality of natural light. Martin returned to Paris in 1889 and focused his efforts on landscape compositions using the short, feathery brush strokes of fragmented color that he had adopted in Italy. In 1900, Martin purchased a home in the south of France nears the city of Cahors. He spent May through November there for the rest of his life, painting vibrant, sunny views of charming stone buildings, stands of poplars, and scenes from his day trips throughout the region. In this sweeping view of the bay in the village of Collioure in southwest France, Martin captured the intense hues o Read more…
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2017-01-27
