Albert Marquet
dal 10/3/2004 al 28/4/2004
Segnalato da
10/3/2004
Albert Marquet
Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich
Early Drawings. The early drawings of Albert Marquet (1875-1947) include nudes, landscapes and portraits from the Fauve period, as well as figurative cabaret, café and street settings – in short, glimpses of the Parisian scene at the beginning of the 20th century. The exhibition – the first monographic show devoted to Albert Marquet's drawings – brings together approximately 70 works from numerous top European collections.
Early Drawings
Exhibition of the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung in the Pinakothek der
Moderne, Munich
The early drawings of Albert Marquet (1875-1947) include nudes,
landscapes and portraits from the Fauve period, as well as figurative
cabaret, café and street settings – in short, glimpses of the Parisian
scene at the beginning of the 20th century.
Supplemented through several drawings by Henri Matisse, the show
documents the close friendship of the two artists, their collaborative
works and their reciprocal influence.
The exhibition – the first monographic show devoted to Albert Marquet's
drawings – brings together approximately 70 works from numerous top
European collections.
The exhibition seeks to recall the inspired early 20th century drawer
who was a student of Gustave Moreau and one of the co-founders of
Fauvism; an artist not only admired by his companion and close friend,
Henri Matisse, but also by many others.
By means of reduced line, Albert Marquet drew motifs that are, through
their subtlety and precision, reminiscent of Japanese calligraphy. In
this manner he concurrently captured glimpses through his direct
observation of the modern life of the times. In his best works Marquet
was able to strike a balance between the two divergent poles of drawing
and form: that point where form gives a drawing life but can, at any
given moment, just as quickly disappear again.
Recently, the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung was able to acquire an
undated portfolio with twenty lithographs of nudes entitled 'Académie
des Dames', which perfectly correspond stylistically to the drawings of
nudes done up until 1912 and that will also be exhibited. An absolute
highlight of the show are the very erotic graphic works dealing with the
theme of Sapphic love, which will be reproduced in the catalogue as a
whole for the first time – works that reveal the 'drawer' Marquet at the
height of his talent.
On the occasion of the 40th commemorative anniversary of the city
partnership between Bordeaux, Marquet's birthplace, and Munich, the
Musée des Beaux Arts in Bordeaux has, as the principal lender, loaned
the Staatliche Graphische Sammlung over two dozen very fragile works for
the exhibition in the Pinakothek der Moderne.
A catalogue with ca. 90 pages, 70 reproductions and two introductory
essays from Michael Semff and Angela Maria Opel will accompany the
exhibition.
Image: Albert Marquet | L'Académie des Dames, about 1925
© Staatliche Graphische Sammlung, Munich
Press preview: March 11, 2004, 11:00 a.m.
Opening: March 11, 2004, 07:00 p.m.
Duration: March 12 – April 28, 2004
Press information:
Tine Nehler, M.A.
Press | Public Relations
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