Henri Martin, born in Toulouse in 1860, married to a Toulouse artist, illustrated his region of origin until the end of his life.
Follower of divisionism, he follows the precepts of this neo-impressionist current which theorized the affixing of colors on the canvas by small juxtaposed touches.
Settling in the village of La Bastide du Vert in Lot, after a career of hard work and honors, he died there in 1943.
Collioure, mythical city on the Mediterranean, on the side of the Pyrenees Orientales is one of its sources of inspiration.
Like a succession of prestigious artists: Matisse, Picasso, Derain, Braque, Marquet….
Our port of Collioure is one of the artist's masterpieces.
No canvas of this subject, of this size and of this quality has been presented on the art market.
In 2018, in London, a similar smaller composition was sold for over 500.000 euros, or 617.000 euros including costs.