1895
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Dominant colour
Boats at Flushing (Bateaux à Flessingue) is a 1895 ink by Paul Signac, a Impressionism work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This print shows a harbor at sunset. Boats with tall masts are tied up along a dock. The water is calm, and the sky glows yellow and orange over the rooftops in the distance. The buildings are simple, with some tall, narrow towers. The artist used only five colors but layered them to create light and shadow. The boats and dock look almost sketchy, but the colors make the scene feel warm and alive. Want to learn more? Try lithography.
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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