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Alternative titles
La Pont Neuf sous la neige
late 1920s
Painting
oil on canvas
78.2 x 64.7cm stretcher; 102.5 x 86.5 x 5.7cm frame
Purchased 1939
6927
Art Gallery of NSW, Ground Level, British & European 19th Century Art Galleries, Court 10A
Further information
Circumspection and sobriety distinguish Albert Marquet from his fauvist colleagues and his friend Matisse. Unlike the latter, Marquet never felt the lure of exotic locations and subjects, let alone scorching colours. Instead he contented himself with a long series of unexceptional urban views, especially from the windows of his quayside studio in Paris. Of all the multifarious moods of this metropolis, he most savoured the quiet and grey. 'The Pont Neuf in the snow' is a perfect expression of Marquet's gift for painterly understatement. As for his inveterate interest in orderliness, that too is evidenced. Something of the silence, and everything of the chill composure, of a city in wintertime is apparent in this image. Seemingly executed with hardly a second thought or indecisive move, the image is realised in a single unity of tone that is reminiscent of Whistler. In contrast to many of his contemporaries, artists such as Marquet pursued a calmer, more reflective, vision of modernity.
AGNSW Handbook, 1999.
Provenance
David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney (Australia), Sydney/New South Wales/Australia, Purchased by the AGNSW from David Jones Art Gallery 1939. Purchased from 'The Daily Telegraph Exhibition of French and British Modern Art'.
Bibliography
Periodical; Look; Jill Sykes (Australia); Mar 2005, 17 (colour illus.), 'Battle of the new: Picasso and peers versus the pillars of the Australian art establishment', pg. 14-18.
Exhibition catalogue; Favourites: Margaret Olley and Jeffrey Smart selections; Margaret Olley (Australia, b.1923), Jeffrey Smart (Australia, b.1921), Deborah Hart (South Africa; United Kingdom; Australia, b.1959), Christine France (Australia); 2002, No catalogue numbers; Jeffrey Smart selection.
Exhibition catalogue; Favourites: Margaret Olley and Barry Humphries choose from public and private collections; Margaret Olley (Australia, b.1923), Barry Humphries (Australia, b.1934), Deborah Hart (South Africa; United Kingdom; Australia, b.1959), Christine France (Australia); 2000, 4 (colour illus.), 5, 'Introduction' by Barry Humphries, pg. 4-5., Catalogue entry appears in inserted list to printed catalogue: Selections by Barry Humphries
General/Book; Art Gallery of New South Wales handbook; Bruce James (Australia), Edmund Capon (England; Australia, b.1940); 1999, 59 (colour illus.), 'Western Collection: Paintings and Sculpture' by Bruce James, pg. 17-77.
General/Book; The Art Gallery of New South Wales collections; Ewen McDonald (Australia); 1994, 143 (colour illus.), 'The Western Heritage, Renaissance to Twentieth Century' by Renée Free, pg. 108-172.
Periodical; Art and Australia (Vol. 22, No. 1); Elwyn Lynn (Australia, b.1917, d.1997); Spring 1984, 92 (colour illus.), 93, 'French Impressions' by Ross Steele pg. 87-93
Exhibition catalogue; French Art from Australian collections; Queensland Art Gallery (Australia, estab. 1895); 1959
Exhibition catalogue; An exhibition of French art; National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874); 1944, cat. no. 143
Exhibition catalogue; The Daily Telegraph exhibition of French and British modern art; Editor Unknown; 1939, cat.no. 77
Annual report; National Art Gallery of New South Wales Annual Report 1939; National Art Gallery of New South Wales (Australia, estab. 1874); 1939, 10 (illus.)
Exhibition venue
Title: Favourites: Margaret Olley and Jeffrey Smart (2002)
Organizer: S.H. Ervin Gallery
Art Gallery of New South Wales
Venue: S.H. Ervin Gallery
Opening: 12 Jan 2002
Closing: 24 Feb 2002
Notes: NOTE: Jeffrey Smart selection.
Title: Favourites: Margaret Olley and Barry Humphries choose from Australian collections
Organizer: S.H. Ervin Gallery
Venue: S.H. Ervin Gallery
Opening: 15 Jan 2000
Closing: 27 Feb 2000
Title: French art from Australian collections
Organizer: Queensland Art Gallery
Venue: Queensland Art Gallery
Opening: Jun 1959
Closing: Jul 1959
Title: An exhibition of French art at the National Art Gallery of New South Wales
Venue: Art Gallery of New South Wales
Opening: 04 Oct 1944
Closing: 31 Oct 1944
Notes: cat. no. 143
Title: The Daily Telegraph exhibition of French and British modern art
Organizer: Melbourne Herald
Venue: David Jones' Art Gallery, Sydney
Opening: 20 Nov 1939
Closing: 30 Dec 1939
Curator: Burdett, Basil
Notes: cat.no. 77
Venue: Melbourne Town Hall
Opening: 16 Oct 1939
Closing: 01 Nov 1939
Curator: Burdett, Basil
Notes: cat.no. 77
Venue: National Gallery of South Australia
Opening: 21 Aug 1939
Closing: 17 Sep 1939
Curator: Burdett, Basil
Notes: cat.no. 77
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