Background
Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin was born on August 5, 1860 in Toulouse to a French cabinet maker and a mother of Italian descent.
Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin was born on August 5, 1860 in Toulouse to a French cabinet maker and a mother of Italian descent.
Henri studied at the Toulouse School of the Fine Arts under Jules Garipuy. In 1879, Martin relocated to Paris and with the help of a scholarship, was able to study in Jean-Paul Laurens' studio.
Martin was awarded a scholarship for a tour in Italy, where he studied the work of veterans such as Giotto and Masaccio. His 1889 canvas submission to the Salon earned him the gold medal for work that has been described as Pointillist. During this period, he became friends with Auguste Rodin.
Although Martin's work as a neo-impressionist is not considered groundbreaking, his work was rather well-received, and has been associated with world-class symbolist painter, Puvis de Chavannes.
Due to his introverted temperament, Martin decided to move away from Paris. After a decade of searching for an ideal home, Martin bought Marquayrol, a mansion overlooking La Bastide du Vert, near Cahors. He performed his best work in the new tranquil environment, and died there in 1943.
Martin also taught; among his pupils was the American painter Nellie Ellen Shepherd.
A Boy with Sailboats
A Garden in the Sunshine
Banks of the Garonne
Church by the River
1921Fountain in Labastide du Vert
1923Garden of Luxembourg
1931In Flowers
In the Garden
1904Labastide du Vert - Morning Effect
My House
Saint Cirq Lapopie
1929Self Portrait
Self Portrait in the Garden
The Blue Dress
1917The Bridge at Labastide du Vert
The Bridge at Labastide du Vert in Spring
1911The Church at Labastide
The Harvest
1895The Lovers
View of the Terrasse de Marquayrol, Labastide du Vert
1935In 1889 he became a member of the Legion of Honour.
Henri was an introvert.