Albert Marquet, painter and illustrator French, is recognized for his contribution to the Fauve and Impressionist movements.

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Marquet moved to Paris at the beginning of the 20th centuryand became friends with Henri Matisse. His work was recognized as early as the 1910s, which allowed him to make a living from his art and to satisfy his insatiable thirst for travel. He exhibited with Les Fauves, who upset academicism with their approach to color, like André Derain, Maurice de Vlaminck and Raoul Dufy. For a while, he tried black and white drawings, which allowed him to exercise his gesture and his line.

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A few portraits, still lifes and nudes complete Marquet's important work, mainly composed of landscapes. If his representations evoke those of the Impressionists, he simplifies his subjects by emphasizing the contours of a dark line and works them in flat areas of color. His remarkable mastery of light and his synthesis of forms magnify the scenes he paints in series, especially the ports of France. With his brush, Albert Marquet seeks to paint not the essence, but the essential.

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While the Museum of Bordeaux, Marquet's birthplace, houses the largest collection of works by the artist, many French and international museums have acquired works by this artist whose talent is equalled only by his discretion.