The Port of Naples

"The Port of Naples" is a 1909 painting by Albert Marquet. It's held at the Musée des Beaux-Arts et d'Archéologie de Besançon and measures 0.765 meters wide by 0.635 meters high. The painting depicts a harbor scene in Naples, Italy, with numerous boats, some sailing vessels and others moored, in a calm body of water. The background features a large, imposing mountain, likely Mount Vesuvius, under a partly cloudy sky. The style is characteristic of Marquet's Fauvist approach, using bold, simplified forms and a limited palette of colors, primarily blues, browns, and grays, to create a sense of atmosphere and light. The brushstrokes are visible, contributing to the painting's textural quality. Buildings are visible along the harbor's edge.