Louis Mathieu Verdilhan

Louis Mathieu Verdilhan (24 November 1875 – 15 December 1928) was a French artist known especially for his paintings of the Old Port of Marseille.

Born into a poor family, he apprenticed to a house painter in 1890 but began drawing with the support of the Marseille artist Eugène Giraud.

His early works were painted in a style reminiscent of Monticelli and van Gogh.

Mobilized in Toulon during the First World War, Verdilhan met Albert Marquet and was influenced by his work.

The paintings he made between 1920 and 1926 are characterized by light, flat colors and harmonious forms bounded by simplified outlines.