Marie Louis Sue exhibited in Paris at the Salon des Indépendants from 1901. Also an architect and ornamentalist, he worked mainly in the field of decorative art and often collaborated with André Mare. His painting, robust yet delicate, shows the influence of his period. While some of his works reflect the influence of Cubism as a method of construction and composition, the majority of his paintings give free rein to his taste for sparkling colour. Colour becomes the framework of his painting.

Museum and Gallery Holdings

Bordeaux: Reclining Woman

Auction Records

Paris, 21 Nov 1919: Still-life, FRF 250

Paris, 30 May 1923: Daphnis and Chloe, FRF 70

Paris, 12 Dec 1927: Still-life, FRF 210; Bowl of Oranges, FRF 170

Paris, 18 March 1931: Nasturtiums in a Small Pot with Handle, FRF 1,050

Paris, 23 March 1945: Nude Seated on a Couch, FRF 380

Paris, 13 March 1968: Diana, FRF 5,000

Paris, 16 Dec 1987: Bunch of Flowers (oil on card, 15¾ × 10½ ins/40 × 26.5 cm) FRF 2,400

Paris, 3 March 1989: Reclining Nude (oil on canvas, 22 × 35¾ ins/55 × 91 cm) FRF 6,000

Paris, 23 Nov 1990: Japanese-inspired Interior (oil on canvas, 25¾ × 32 ins/65.5 × 81 cm) FRF 25,000

Paris, 2 Dec 1992: Japanese-inspired Interior (oil on canvas, 25¾ × 32 ins/65.5 × 81 cm) FRF 29,000

Paris, 28 March 2001: Red Shawl (oil on canvas, 13 × 9 ins/32 × 24 cm) FRF 17,000

Paris, 20 June 2003: Lecture (oil on panel, 10 × 14 ins/26 × 35 cm) EUR 2,300

Paris, 30 June 2003: Japanese-inspired Interior (oil on canvas, 26 × 32 ins/65 × 81 cm) EUR 3,000