Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin

Henri-Jean Guillaume "Henri" Martin (French pronunciation: [ɑ̃ʁi ʒɑ̃ ɡijom maʁtɛ̃]; 5 August 1860 – 12 November 1943) was a French painter. Elected to the Académie des Beaux-Arts in 1917, he has been described as a prolific master whose work has touches of melancholy, dreaminess and mystery.

This article is about the painter. For other people with the same name, see Henri Martin.
Henri Martin
Martin in 1882
Born
Henri Jean Guillaume Martin

(1860-08-05)5 August 1860
Toulouse, France
DiedNovember 12, 1943(1943-11-12) (aged 83)
Labastide-du-Vert, France
NationalityFrench
OccupationPainter
MovementPost-Impressionism
SpouseMarie-Charlotte Barbaroux

Martin is known for his early 1920s work on the walls of the Salle de l'Assemblée générale, where the members of the Conseil d'État meet in the Palais-Royal in Paris. Other notable institutions that have featured his Post-Impressionist paintings in their halls through public procurement include the Élysée Palace, Sorbonne, Hôtel de Ville de Paris, Palais de Justice de Paris and Capitole de Toulouse. The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Bordeaux and Musée des Augustins also have sizeable public collections.

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