"At work, he narrowed his eyes, closed one eye, then the other, taking advantage of the fact of not having the same vision in both, and then born up by a force which hardened his face and his glance, he appeared in all his singleness of purpose."
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Marcelle Marquet wrote a biography of her husband: Marquet, published in 1956 by Fernand Hazan Editions, France
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Albert Marquet
1875 – 1947
Albert Marquet (27 March 1875 – 14 June 1947) was a French artist who lived and worked in Paris for many years; he was associated with the Fauvist movement and was a lifelong friend of Henri Matisse. Marquet subsequently painted in a more naturalistic style, primarily the city Paris and landscapes, but also portraits and female nudes.
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