Wednesday, May 4, 2011

Henri Martin (August 5, 1860 - November 12, 1943)

                                                                                                                     
Olive Trees by the Sea

The posts a bit late today, but better late than never. Anyway: Martin: Martin was never one to create a revolution in the art world, but he was a painter that consistently created wonderful pieces. It seems almost condescending to say of Martin that he was a capable artist, because capability isn't enough to make art, but, among greats such as Gauguin and van Gogh, he doesn't quite stand out. Yet there is a wonderful beauty to a great many of his works; a beauty, which was recognized among his fellow artists, but never quite in an uproar. 

Ducks on the Vert

Laborers Prepare the Vines in Quercy

Vase of Flowers
c. 1910

Silence
1894-1897

Self-Portrait
1912

2 comments:

  1. truly renewing life stuff.

    I bet you have it in you to come out of this life the best of beings

    spirituallity and happyness are what go taste is.

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  2. Thank you for your kind words, anonymous individual.

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