The Blonde Woman
Marquet is sometimes known, rather condescendingly, as a "minor painter." I cannot for the life of me figure out why that is. He painted some of my absolutely favorite nudes, such as the first and last paintings in this post. And, instead of the sort of harshness that a lot of Fauvists were known for, he took a very gentle touch to his paintings that I think wonderfully compliments them. "Minor painter" ... I just don't understand it.
The Port of Algiers with Haze
Assouan, Morning
Fruit, Knife and Napkin
c. 1898
Nude on a Blue Background
1913
