This etching captures the Seine with the spare, luminous economy that defined Albert Marquet's mature vision of Parisian waterways. Produced in 1930 as part of his celebrated series "Les Bords de Seine," the composition distills the river's quiet grandeur into carefully weighted lines and open tonal passages, a graphic sensibility that mirrors the reflective stillness Marquet pursued throughout his painted work. The intimate scale, 28 by 37 centimeters, invites sustained looking, rewarding the viewer with a surface rich in subtle modulation despite the apparent simplicity of means. Marquet occupies a distinctive position in early twentieth century French art, closely associated with the Fauvist circle yet consistently drawn toward restraint and observation over expressive excess. By the time this print was made, he had spent decades studying the Seine from various vantage points along its banks, and that accumulated intimacy is legible in every confident mark. The edition of 80 examples was kept deliberately limited, and this impression carries Marquet's hand signature, affirming its place within the authorized corpus of his printmaking output. For collectors focused on works on paper from the School of Paris, this piece represents a particularly coherent opportunity. It combines documentary interest as a document of Marquet's sustained engagement with a defining subject with genuine rarity, given the small edition size and the attrition natural to works of this age. The absence of framing leaves choices of presentation open, allowing the print to be housed in a manner suited to a specific collection's aesthetic.