Three paintings by Henri Martin for Toulouse

30/9/25 - Acquisitions - Toulouse, Musée des Augustins - As its reopening is scheduled for the end of this year, the Toulouse institution continues its acquisitions campaign, regularly praised in La Tribune de l’Art for its variety and relevance: what better home could be imagined for this large early painting by Henri Martin? Previously unpublished and preserved within the artist’s family until spring 2023, La Course à l’abîme (The Descent into the Abyss) (ill. 1) was then presented by gallerist Bertrand Moulins in his rich exhibition entitled “Les années de jeunesse” (“The early years”), accompanied by a catalogue, and later shown in Paris by his colleague Emeric Hahn during the Salon du Dessin in March 2024 (see the news item of 22/3/24).