Paul Signac (1863-1935)

Venise

Details

Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Venise
signed and dated 'P Signac 04' (lower left) and signed again 'P. Signac' (lower right)
oil on canvasboard
10½ x 14 in. (26.8 x 35.5 cm.)
Painted in 1904

Provenance

Curt Hermann, Germany (1906).
F.H. Hermann, London.
Wildenstein & Co., Ltd., London.

Literature

F. Cachin, Signac, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 2000, p. 265, no. 407 (illustrated).

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Bernheim-Jeune, Notation à l'huile Venice, 1907, no. 37.

Lot Essay

Signac first traveled to Venice in March of 1904, intrigued by accounts from his friend Henri-Edmond Cross, and the writings of John Ruskin, especially this three volume The Stones of Venice (1853). Venice invigorated Signac with its new and challenging subject matter--the canals, gondolas, bridges and grand architecture. The rich colors of the city and its surrounding waters, and the brilliance of the light inspired a series of over two hundred watercolors and sketches as well as dozens of oil paintings. The present picture is a spectacular view of one of the most recognizable and iconic monuments of Venice, the Santa Maria della Salute.

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