Signac was not only a painter but also an articulate theorist. His 1899 treatise, From Eugène Delacroix to Neo-Impressionism, codified the principles of colour theory and composition that underpinned the movement, linking their innovations to Romantic and Impressionist predecessors. While Seurat’s career was cut short, Signac continued to refine and expand Pointillism, applying it to radiant seascapes, harbour scenes and landscapes painted across France and the Mediterranean.
A passionate sailor, Signac often depicted ports and coastal vistas, using their geometric rigging, reflections and sunlight as a framework for his chromatic experiments. He was also a committed anarchist, viewing art as a means of social renewal. As president of the Société des Artistes Indépendants from 1908 until his death, he championed avant-garde painters including Matisse. Today, Signac is remembered as both a master of colour and a vital bridge between Impressionism and modern abstraction.
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
L’Arc-en-ciel (Venise)
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Concarneau. Thonier au port
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
La Rochelle. Sortie du port
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Saint-Raphäel
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Samois. Étude n° 11
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Marseille. Le vieux port
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Groix. Thoniers au port
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Les Andelys
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Trois-mâts terre-neuvas. Voiles au sec. Saint-Malo
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Étude pour 'Au temps d'Harmonie' (le joueur de boules penché)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
La Passerelle Debilly
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Concarneau, calme du matin (Opus no. 219, larghetto)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Le Port au soleil couchant, Opus 236 (Saint-Tropez)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Cassis. Cap Canaille
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
La Corne d'Or, Constantinople
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Portrieux. La Comtesse (Opus no. 191)
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Calanque des Canoubiers (Pointe de Bamer), Saint-Tropez
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
La Corne d'Or, les minarets
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Constantinople (Corne d'Or)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Antibes (la pinède)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
La Corne d'or (Constantinople)
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Les tours vertes, la Rochelle
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Marseille, le port
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Sainte-Anne (Saint-Tropez)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Cherbourg. Fort du Roule
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
La Cité, Paris
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
La Baie (Saint-Tropez)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Le Musior (Port d'Antibes)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Les bricks-goélettes. Antibes
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Vieux port de Cannes
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Les Allées, Cannes
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Saint-Tropez, fontaine des Lices
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Samois, La Berge, matin
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Le jardin du Vert-Galant
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Venise. Le Rédempteur
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Marseille, la brume jaune
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Le Pont de Viviers
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
La Cité. Paris
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Marché de Vérone (La place aux herbes)
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Antibes. Petit port de Bacon
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Moulin d'Edam
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Port d'Antibes
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Viaduc à Auteuil
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Les Andelys. Matin. Été
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Les Andelys. Soleil couchant, Opus 135
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Les Diablerets (L'Oldenhorn et le Bécabesson)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Le Sardinier, Locmalo (Les Tourelles)
Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Bateaux, Ponton des bains (Opus no. 96) ( recto ); Vue du quai de la Tournelle ( verso )
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Port-en-Bessin, L'avant-port