L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine - Paul Signac
This work by Paul Signac is a representation of the ship "Hirondelle" which was the first Swiss-made steamer on Lake Geneva. The ship is described as graceful because of the shape of its hull and remarkable in the harmony of its proportions. This harmony is found in the symmetrical construction of this pointillist work.
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The artwork in a nutshell
This work by Paul Signac is a representation of the ship "Hirondelle" which was the first Swiss-made steamer on Lake Geneva. The ship is described as graceful because of the shape of its hull and remarkable in the harmony of its proportions. This harmony is found in the symmetrical construction of this pointillist work.
The artist
Né à Paris, Paul Signac (1863 – 1953) est un autodidacte de la peinture. Fervent admirateur du travail de Caillebotte et Degas, qu'il découvre lors de la quatrième Exposition des Impressionnistes en 1879, Signac veut, lui aussi, se lancer dans le mouvement impressionniste, qu'il voit comme un symbole de liberté. Ses premières œuvres seront alors fortement influencées par Monet, son mentor et ami fidèle. Sa rencontre avec Seurat, lors de la fondation du Salon des Indépendants en 1884, change radicalement sa façon de voir la peinture. Symbole pour lui de progrès et de modernité, il se convertit à la technique du divisionnisme et étudie les lois de l'optique, qui le conduiront à son ère pointilliste dès 1886. Il terminera sa vie à Saint-Tropez, où il laissera nombre de peintures à l'aquarelle, technique qui le pousse à la création impulsive.
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Reproduction of L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine by Paul Signac
Features
Oil paint
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Canvas
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Wooden frame
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