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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.

Maximilien Luce (1858-1941) was born in Paris to an artisan’s family. He worked as a printmaker in his early years then, around 1880, devoted his career to painting. Camille Pissarro, who shared his anarchist convictions, introduced him to the Neo-Impressionist group in 1887. Luce adopted their technique of Divisionism – the separate application of individual colors. But, far from having the detached approach of Georges Seurat, Luce portrayed the contemporary world with passion.

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…

Paul Signac Biography

The Athenaeum - Saint-Cloud (Paul Signac - No dates listed)