Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval
1886
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
60 × 92 cm (23 5/8 × 36 1/4 in.); Framed: 77.5 × 109.6 × 6.4 cm (30 1/2 × 43 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
Classification
oil on canvas
Department
Painting and Sculpture of Europe
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
122130
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
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 expans...
About the Artist
Paul Signac · 1863–1935
Paul Signac (1863–1935) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter and theorist who became the leading practitioner and champion of Pointillism after the death of Georges Seurat. Born in Paris, he was initially inspired by the Impressionists, particularly Monet, before meeting Seurat in 1884 and becoming his most devoted follower and intellectual partner in developing the systematic color theory they ...