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P R O V E N A N C E
Private Collection, Austria
Portrait d'une femme de profil, 1913
Signed lower right 'Henri Martin'
Oil on panel
13 3/4 x 10 3/8 in, 35 x 26.5 cm
Martin married Marie Charlotte Barbaroux in Toulouse
in 1881. She regularly modelled for Martin and is likely to
be the subject of Portrait d'une femme de profil. The vibrant
palette of fiery yellows, cool blues and vivid greens are each
distinctly marked on the canvas. Typical of the divisionist
technique, Martin uses different shades and brushstrokes
to separate figure and background rather than relying on
superficial outlines. This allows the barriers between body
and surroundings to merge, suggesting an image nature and
the female at one.
