Paul Signac, (French, 1863–1935)
Antibes, Goélettes au port/ Schooners at quay, Antibes, 1914
Watercolor and lead mine on paper
29 x 40.5 cm. (11.4 x 15.9 in.)
Private collection
Antibes is a Mediterranean resort in southeastern France, on the Côte d'Azur between Cannes and Nice.
From around the middle of the 19th century the Antibes area regained its popularity, as wealthy people from around Europe discovered its natural beauty and built luxurious homes there. It's harbor was used for a "considerable" fishing industry and the area exported dried fruit, salt fish, and oil.
By the First World War, it had been connected by rail with Nice. In 1926, the old Château Grimaldi in Antibes was bought by the local municipality and later restored for use as a museum. Pablo Picasso came to the town in 1946, and was invited to stay in the castle. During his six-month stay, Picasso painted and drew, as well as crafting ceramics and tapestries. When he departed, Picasso left a number of his works to the municipality. The castle has since become the Picasso Museum. More on Antibes
Paul Signac, (born Nov. 11, 1863,
Paris, France—died Aug. 15, 1935, Paris) French painter who, with
Georges Seurat, developed the technique called pointillism.
When he was 18, Signac gave up the study of architecture for
painting and, through Armand Guillaumin, became a convert to the colouristic
principles of Impressionism. In 1884 Signac helped found the Salon des
Indépendants. There he met Seurat, whom he initiated into the broken-colour
technique of Impressionism. The two went on to develop the method they called
pointillism, which became the basis of Neo-Impressionism. They continued to
apply pigment in minute dabs of pure colour, as had the Impressionists, but
they adopted an exact, almost scientific system of applying the dots, instead
of the somewhat intuitive application of the earlier masters. In watercolours
Signac used the principle in a much freer manner. After 1886 he took part
regularly in the annual Salon des Indépendants, to which he sent landscapes,
seascapes, and decorative panels. Being a sailor, Signac traveled widely along
the European coast, painting the landscapes he encountered. In his later years
he painted scenes of Paris, Viviers, and other French cities.
Signac produced much critical writing and was the author of
From Eugène Delacroix to Neo-Impressionism (1899) and Jongkind (1927). The
former book is an exposition of pointillism, while the latter is an insightful
treatise on watercolour painting.
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