ALBERT MARQUET | Femme assise sous les arbres à Samois

Estate of the artist
Private Collection, France (by descent from the above)
Wildenstein & Co., London
Acquired from the above in 1980

Paris, Galerie Katia Granoff, Les Marquets sans eau, 1956, n.n.
Paris, Galerie Montmorency, Marquet, fenêtres et jardins, 1957, n.n.
Tokyo, Bridgestone Museum of Art, Albert Marquet, 1960, no. 22, illustrated in the catalogue
Amsterdam, Rijksakademie van Beeldende Kunsten, Albert Marquet, 1962, no. 26
London, Somerset House, Somerset House Art Treasures Exhibition, 1979, no. P38

The work is in very good condition. The canvas is lined. The edges have been covered with tape. A small area of pigment loss in the upper left corner. Under UV light, there is an uneven varnish but no inpainting is apparent.
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This work will be included in the forthcoming Marquet Digital Catalogue raisonné, currently being prepared under the sponsorship of the Wildenstein Plattner Institute, Inc.