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THE PROPERTY OF A PRIVATE EUROPEAN COLLECTOR
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Avignon. Matin
Details
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Avignon. Matin
dated and inscribed 'Toile de 30 Juin 09' (upper right); inscribed again 'Avignon - matin Druet' (lower right)
watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper
8 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (21 x 26 cm.)
Executed in 1909
Avignon. Matin
dated and inscribed 'Toile de 30 Juin 09' (upper right); inscribed again 'Avignon - matin Druet' (lower right)
watercolour, pen and ink and pencil on paper
8 ¼ x 10 ¼ in. (21 x 26 cm.)
Executed in 1909
Provenance
Mme Berthe Signac, St Tropez.
Mme Serex, Paris, a wedding gift from the above.
Private collection.
Anonymous sale, Sadde, Dijon, 23 October 2005, lot 207.
Galerie David Guillon-Laffaille, Paris.
Acquired from the above on 2 November 2005, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Mme Serex, Paris, a wedding gift from the above.
Private collection.
Anonymous sale, Sadde, Dijon, 23 October 2005, lot 207.
Galerie David Guillon-Laffaille, Paris.
Acquired from the above on 2 November 2005, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Exhibited
Avignon, Musée Angladon, P. Signac en Provence, June - October 2006, no. 23, pp. 84 & 129 (illustrated p. 84; titled 'Avignon').
Zug, Kunsthaus, Das Sehen Sehen: Neoimpressionismus und moderne: Signac bis Eliasson, February - June 2008, pp. 59 & 221 (illustrated p. 59).
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Radiance: The Neo-impressionists, November 2012 - March 2013, pp. 119 & 127 (illustrated p. 119).
Lausanne, Fondation de l’Hermitage, Signac, Une vie au fil de l’eau, January - May 2016, no. 66, pp. 103 & 182 (illustrated p. 103; with incorrect medium); this exhibition later travelled to Lugano, Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana, September 2016 - January 2017.
Montreal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Signac et les Indépendants: Paris au Temps du Postimpressionnisme, March - September 2020, no. 88, p. 92 (illustrated).
Paris, Musée Jacquemart André, Signac, Les harmonies colorées, March - July 2021, no. 53, p. 150 (illustrated; titled 'Avignon. Matin (Le palais des Papes)').
Zug, Kunsthaus, Das Sehen Sehen: Neoimpressionismus und moderne: Signac bis Eliasson, February - June 2008, pp. 59 & 221 (illustrated p. 59).
Melbourne, National Gallery of Victoria, Radiance: The Neo-impressionists, November 2012 - March 2013, pp. 119 & 127 (illustrated p. 119).
Lausanne, Fondation de l’Hermitage, Signac, Une vie au fil de l’eau, January - May 2016, no. 66, pp. 103 & 182 (illustrated p. 103; with incorrect medium); this exhibition later travelled to Lugano, Museo d’arte della Svizzera italiana, September 2016 - January 2017.
Montreal, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Signac et les Indépendants: Paris au Temps du Postimpressionnisme, March - September 2020, no. 88, p. 92 (illustrated).
Paris, Musée Jacquemart André, Signac, Les harmonies colorées, March - July 2021, no. 53, p. 150 (illustrated; titled 'Avignon. Matin (Le palais des Papes)').
Further details
Marina Ferretti has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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