Étienne Philippe Martin (27 July 1856,

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– 6 March 1945, Marseille) was a French painter, composer and writer.

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His father, , was a

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. He began as a pianist, but suffered from hand cramps and switched to composing instead. Gradually, he turned to painting, taking lessons from his father, then studying oil painting with Antoine Vollon, who had a permanent influence on his style. Later, he would write Vollon's biography. He was also inspired by the works of

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, Director of the . He participated in the Paris

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from 1876 to 1932, receiving an honorable mention in 1885. He was awarded a silver medal at the

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.Jean-Roger Soubiran, André Alauzen, André Bourde et al., ''La peinture en Provence dans les collections du musée de Toulon du XVIIe au début du XXe siècle'', Musée de Toulon, 1985 In 1903, he was elected a member of the

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. When his father died in 1905, he was appointed to replace him as the Curator of the in

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; a position he held until his death. He was also Chairman of the museum's Board of Directors from 1906 to 1912.Musée Gassendi website
From 1912 to 1916, and again from 1920 to 1923, he was President of the Association des Artistes Marseillais. He was the author of several works in addition to Vollon's biography; notably ''Réflexion d'un artiste sur la science'', where he explores his feelings about progress and science. Many of his works have a nostalgic tone. In addition to the Musée Gassendi, his works may be seen at the

Musée des beaux-arts de Dijon The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Dijon is a museum of fine arts opened in 1787, in Dijon, France. It is one of the main and oldest museums of France. It is located in the historic city centre of Dijon and housed in the former ducal palace which was ...

Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille The Musée des beaux-arts de Marseille is one of the main museums in the city of Marseille, in the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region. It occupies a wing of the Palais Longchamp, and displays a collection of paintings, sculptures and drawings from ...

Musée Cantini The Musée Cantini is a museum in Marseille that has been open to the public since 1936. The museum specializes in modern art, especially paintings from the first half of the twentieth century. The building The musée Cantini building was buil ...

Musée des beaux-arts de Rouen The Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen () is an art museum in Rouen, in Normandy in north-western France. It was established by Napoléon Bonaparte in 1801, and is housed in a building designed by and built between 1877, and 1888. Its collections in ...

and the .

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