Artist
Albert Marquet (French, 1875–1947)French, 1875–1947
CultureFrench
Titles
- The Boardwalk at Sainte-Adresse
Date1906
PlaceSainte-Adresse, France
MediumOil on canvas
DimensionsCanvas or panel: 14 7/8 × 23 7/8 in. (37.8 × 60.7 cm)
Frame: 24 1/4 × 33 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (61.6 × 85.1 × 6.4 cm)
Frame: 24 1/4 × 33 1/2 × 2 1/2 in. (61.6 × 85.1 × 6.4 cm)
Credit LineJohn A. and Audrey Jones Beck Collection, gift of Audrey Jones Beck
Object number98.291
Current Location
The Audrey Jones Beck Building
223 Beck Galleries
On view
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Department
European Art, Beck CollectionSpecial Collections
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[1] Marcelle Marquet (1892-1984) was the wife of the artist Albert Marquet (1875-1947). Although it is likely the work remained in the artist’s estate, the details of the acquisition of this work are not currently known.
[2] The catalogue for the 1962 exhibition “Les Fauves” at the Galerie Charpentier, Paris, lists the lender as “Collection Mme Albert Marquet-Paris.” For the present work, see cat. no. 82: “Sainte-Adresse (1906).” This painting was one of the five works by Derain listed in the catalogue that she loaned.
[3] Beverly Whitney Kean, art historian and actor (1921-2011). The exact date of acquisition is not known.
[4] The painting is noted as the property of Mrs. Beverly Kean in the 1973 sale as indicated for lot 66.
[5] Acquavella Galleries acquired the painting from the cited 1973 auction and sold to Mr. and Mrs. John A. Beck in 1973. [Information provided by Jean Edmonson at Acquavella Galleries to Julia May Boddewyn by email on November 15, 2024.]
[6] Conservation on the artwork necessitated the removal of the old stretchers and labels: The handwritten numbers “CA 6879” and “2” appeared on the former stretchers, along with numerous labels that are all evident in archival photographs on file. [MFAH object file-accessed by Robert McD. Parker, April 2024.] To date, the only remaining label is a printed label from the art packing and shipping firm “H. G. Ollendorff” with the handwritten number “2642.” The handwritten annotation “Ste Adresse” is still visible on the verso of the canvas.
Exhibition HistoryEXHIBITED: Berne, Kunsthalle, "Les Fauvres und die Zeitgenossen", 1950, no. 82.
EXHIBITED: Venice, 25th Biennale: "I Fauves", 1950, p. 49, no. 37.
EXHIBITED: Paris, Musée National d'Art Moderne, "Le Fauvisme", 1951, no. 86.
EXHIBITED: Belgrade, "Exposition d'art français en Yugoslavie", 1952.
EXHIBITED: New York, Wildenstein Galleries, "Loan Exhibition of Marquet", 1953, no. 17.
EXHIBITED: Toulouse, Musée des Augustins, "Marquet", 1954, no. II, ill.
EXHIBITED: Rotterdam / Arnhem: Museum Boymans-van-Beuningen/ Gemeente Museum, "Marquet", 1955-56, no. 19, ill.
EXHIBITED: Lyons, Musée de Lyon, "Marquet", 1962, no. 22.
EXHIBITED: Paris, Galerie Charpentier, "Les Fauves", 1962, no. 82,
EXHIBITED: Rotterdam, Museum Boymans-van Beuningen, "Franse Landscappen can Cézanne tot Leden", 1963, no. 64, pl. 21.
EXHIBITED: New York, M. Knoedler and Co., "Marquet", 1964, no. 12.
EXHIBITED: Houston, The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, "The Collection of John A. and Audrey Jones Beck", 1974, pp. 60-61.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed lower right recto: "Marquet"
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