The Pont Neuf

1906

Albert Marquet

Associated Names
Albert Marquet

Artist, French, 1875 - 1947

This painting depicts an elevated view overlooking a bridge and surrounding area. The horizon is high in the composition, lined with dark blue and black buildings on the distant shore. Closest to us, in the bottom right corner, is a small structure in shades of orange, light blue, and brown with a pointed green roof. A street leads across the bottom of the painting and then curves around this structure, leading to a stone bridge that crosses over a green and blue river. The street that leads across the bridge is lined with dark shapes and lampposts, as well as some shapes that could be cars or carts. The brushstrokes are broad and dynamic, with a loose, impressionistic style. The color palette consists of cool blues and grays, with warmer tones of cream, tan, and brown.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    oil on canvas

  • Credit Line

    Chester Dale Collection

  • Dimensions

    overall: 50.2 x 61.3 cm (19 3/4 x 24 1/8 in.)
    framed: 65.4 x 76.8 x 6.3 cm (25 3/4 x 30 1/4 x 2 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1963.10.164

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Georges Dussueil [1848-1926], Le Havre;[1] (his sale, Hôtel Drouot, Paris, 3 April 1925, no. 34); (Galerie Druet, Paris); (Kraushaar Galleries, New York); sold 1927 to Chester Dale [1883-1962], New York; bequest 1963 to NGA.
[1] The 1925 sale catalogue identifies the seller only as "Monsieur D..." Jérôme Dussueil has kindly supplied information about his great-grandfather, including the correct spelling of the surname, life dates, and place of residence, as well as a photograph of the interior of Dussueil's residence hung with many paintings, including The Pont Neuf (see correspondence of November/December 2005, in NGA curatorial files).

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1907

  • Possibly Camille Claudel et Manguin, Marquet, Puy, Galerie Eug. Blot, Paris, 1907, no. 11.

1910

  • Possibly Albert Marquet, Galerie E. Druet, Paris, 1910, no. 5.

1928

  • Loan Exhibition of Modern French Art from the Chester Dale Collection for the Benefit of the French Hospital of New York, Wildenstein Galleries, 1928, no. 22

1931

  • Renoir and His Tradition, Museum of French Art, French Institute in the United States, New York, 1931, no. 31.

1941

  • Les Fauves, Marie Harriman Gallery, New York, 1941, no. 8.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, Philadelphia Museum of Art, 1943-1951, unnumbered catalogue, repro.

1951

  • Paris: Many Happy Returns!, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence, 1951.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1952-1959, no. 34, repro.

1965

  • The Chester Dale Bequest, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1965, unnumbered checklist.

1982

  • Manet and Modern Paris, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1982-1983, not in cat. but exhibited as no. 6a.

Bibliography

1929

  • Dale, Maud. Before Manet to Modigliani from the Chester Dale Collection. New York, 1929: no. 70, repro.

1943

  • Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. Philadelphia, 1943:, unpaginated, repro.

1947

  • Lane, James W. "The Paintings of Albert Marquet." Gazette des Beaux-Arts series 6, vol 31 (May-June 1947):184, repro.

1952

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 1952 (2nd ed., 1960; rev. ed., 1965): 34, repro.

1957

  • Courthion, Pierre. Paris in Our Times. Paris, 1957:78, repro.

1960

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings from the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1960 (2nd ed.): 36, repro.

1962

  • Crespelle, Jean-Paul. Les Fauves. Neuchâtel, 1962:repro.

1965

  • Twentieth Century French Paintings & Sculpture of the French School in the Chester Dale Collection. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965 (rev. ed.): 43, repro.

  • Summary Catalogue of European Paintings and Sculpture. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1965: 83.

1968

  • National Gallery of Art. European Paintings and Sculpture, Illustrations. Washington, 1968: 73, repro.

1972

  • Albert Marquet 1875-1947. Moscow, 1972: no. 11, repro.

1975

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Summary Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1975: 216, repro.

1981

  • Giry, Marcel. Le Fauvism. Neuchâtel, 1981:152, repro.

1985

  • European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 250, repro.

Inscriptions

lower right: Marquet 1906

Wikidata ID

Q20191049

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