Paul signac

Le Port au soleil couchant, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez)

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View Sisteron (1902) By Signac Paul; oil on canvas; 35 1/4 x 45 7/8 in (89.5 x 116.5 cm) 35 1/4 x 45 7/8 89.5 x 116.5; Signed; . Access more artwork lots and estimated & realized auction prices on MutualArt.

Sky blue. Please picture it. Put a swath of sky blue in your mind. Just for a moment.

Artists of the Neo-Impressionist circle renounced the random spontaneity of Impressionism in favor of a measured painting technique grounded in science and the study of optics.

This work was inspired by Signac’s first visit to Venice, in the spring of 1904. It depicts a view of the Giudecca Canal, with the island of Giudecca visible in the distance between colourful sails. Signac had planned to visit Venice in the summer of 1903, his fascination with the city partly influenced by John Ruskin’s popular The Stones of Venice, but postponed his travels until the following year. He arrived there at the end of March 1904, staying until May and producing a large number of…

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La Baie (Saint-Tropez)

Paul Signac. Opus 217. Against the Enamel of a Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angles, Tones, and Tints, Portrait of M. Félix Fénéon in 1890. 1890. Oil on canvas. 29 x 36 1/2" (73.5 x 92.5 cm). Gift of Mr. and Mrs. David Rockefeller. 85.1991. © 2025 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris. Painting & Sculpture