1886
oil
canvas
From the collection of Art Institute of Chicago
Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval is a 1886 oil by Paul Signac, a Impressionism work, held at Art Institute of Chicago.
This painting shows a harbor scene with boats and a village in the background. The artist used small dots of color to create the image. This style, called pointillism, was new at the time and Signac was one of its main users. He liked using geometric shapes to make his paintings more interesting. For example, he used a triangular patch of blue to show a curve in the river. You can learn more about this style by looking up the technique: pointillism is not listed but a similar one is, however "glazing" is.
This view of the harbor of Les Andelys, a village on the Seine River near Giverny, France, is part of Paul Signac’s first series of works painted in dots and dashes of contrasting colors. The technique, called pointillism, was originated by Signac’s friend Georges Seurat . Signac would prove to be the most ardent proponent of this style, which he made his own through particular attention to geometric form. Here, for example, a triangular patch of blue creates a curve in the river, while an expanse of trapezoids in the background defines the cultivated hill.
Given by the artist to Alexandre Charpentier (died 1909), Paris [according to Signac’s cahier d’opus no. 139 and G. Lévy and Signac’s pré-catalogue, p. 136 in Archives Signac, see Cachin 2000]. Valla, Paris, 1951 [this and the following according to Cachin 2000]. Jean Roubaud, Marseilles, 1960. Private collection, Switzerland, 1989. Sold Hôtel Drouot, Paris, June 21, 1993, lot 28 to the Art Institute.
Paris, Théâtre Libre d’Antoine, Sep. 1887, no cat. Paris, Société des Artistes Indépendants, 3e Exposition, Mar. 26-May 3, 1887, cat. 452 Paris, Musée national d’art moderne, P. Signac, Oct. 25-Dec. 2, 1951, cat. 8 Marseille, Musée Cantini, Les Impressionnistes français: De Cézanne à Renoir, July 1955, cat. 40. Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, Signac, 1863-1935, Feb. 27-May 28, 2001, cat. 22 as Hillside from Downstream, Andeleys; Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum, June 15-Sep. 9, 2001; New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art, Oct. 9-Dec. 30, 2001. Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, Paul…
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Paul Victor Jules Signac ( seen-YAHK, French: ; 11 November 1863 – 15 August 1935) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who, with Georges Seurat, helped develop the artistic technique Pointillism.
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