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RADIANT MODERNISM: SIGNAC TO ALBERS THE PROPERTY OF A EUROPEAN PRIVATE COLLECTION
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Sainte-Anne (Saint-Tropez)
Details
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Sainte-Anne (Saint-Tropez)
signed and dated 'P Signac 1905' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 36 ¼ in. (73.1 x 92 cm.)
Painted in 1905
Sainte-Anne (Saint-Tropez)
signed and dated 'P Signac 1905' (lower left)
oil on canvas
28 ¾ x 36 ¼ in. (73.1 x 92 cm.)
Painted in 1905
Provenance
Galerie E. Druet, Paris, on consignment from the artist.
Gustave Fayet, Paris, by whom acquired from the above in 1905.
Galerie E. Druet, Paris (no. 3843).
Monsieur Allery, by whom acquired from the above on 19 February 1918.
Léonce Bénédite, Paris.
Madame Ullern, Honfleur.
Madame Poirault, Charenton-le-Pont.
Private collection, Belgium, until 1999.
Galerie Cazeau-Béraudière, Paris.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired from the above in 1999; sale, Christie’s, London, 18 June 2013, lot 15.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Gustave Fayet, Paris, by whom acquired from the above in 1905.
Galerie E. Druet, Paris (no. 3843).
Monsieur Allery, by whom acquired from the above on 19 February 1918.
Léonce Bénédite, Paris.
Madame Ullern, Honfleur.
Madame Poirault, Charenton-le-Pont.
Private collection, Belgium, until 1999.
Galerie Cazeau-Béraudière, Paris.
Private collection, Europe, by whom acquired from the above in 1999; sale, Christie’s, London, 18 June 2013, lot 15.
Acquired at the above sale, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Literature
Cahier manuscrit [The Artist's Handlist, produced 1905] (titled 'Ste Anne').
Paris-Nouvelles, 5 July 1911.
L. Cousturier, Paul Signac, Paris, 1922 (illustrated pl. 5).
G. Lévy & P. Signac, Pré-catalogue, circa 1929-1932, p. 363 (illustrated; titled 'Les Cyprès de Ste Anne. St Tropez').
G. Besson, Paul Signac, Paris, 1935 (illustrated pl. 7).
G. Besson, Paul Signac, Paris, 1950 (illustrated pl. 51).
M. Ferretti-Bocquillon, ‘Paul Signac au temps d’harmonie, 1892-1913’ in Signac et la libération de la couleur, De Matisse à Mondrian, exh. cat., Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, 1996, p. 70 (titled ‘Les Cyprès de Sainte-Anne’).
F. Cachin, Signac, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 2000, no. 426, p. 273 (illustrated).
P. Sanchez, Les expositions de la galerie Eugène Druet, répertoire des artistes exposants et liste de leurs œuvres, 1903-1938, Dijon, 2009, no. 20, p. 475 (titled ‘Sainte-Anne’).
Paris-Nouvelles, 5 July 1911.
L. Cousturier, Paul Signac, Paris, 1922 (illustrated pl. 5).
G. Lévy & P. Signac, Pré-catalogue, circa 1929-1932, p. 363 (illustrated; titled 'Les Cyprès de Ste Anne. St Tropez').
G. Besson, Paul Signac, Paris, 1935 (illustrated pl. 7).
G. Besson, Paul Signac, Paris, 1950 (illustrated pl. 51).
M. Ferretti-Bocquillon, ‘Paul Signac au temps d’harmonie, 1892-1913’ in Signac et la libération de la couleur, De Matisse à Mondrian, exh. cat., Westfälisches Landesmuseum für Kunst und Kulturgeschichte, Münster, 1996, p. 70 (titled ‘Les Cyprès de Sainte-Anne’).
F. Cachin, Signac, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre peint, Paris, 2000, no. 426, p. 273 (illustrated).
P. Sanchez, Les expositions de la galerie Eugène Druet, répertoire des artistes exposants et liste de leurs œuvres, 1903-1938, Dijon, 2009, no. 20, p. 475 (titled ‘Sainte-Anne’).
Exhibited
Paris, MM. Bernheim-Jeune & Cie., Paul Signac, January - February 1907, no. 25 (a sketch of the work illustrated; titled 'Les Cyprès de Sainte-Anne').
Brussels, La Libre Esthétique, Salon jubilaire, March - April 1908, no. 184, p. 43 (titled 'Les Cyprès de Sainte-Anne; Provence').
Paris, Galerie E. Druet, Exposition de peintures et d'aquarelles de Henri Edmond Cross & Paul Signac, June - July 1911, no. 20 (titled ‘Sainte-Anne’).
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, P. Signac, June - November 2003, no. 45, p. 110 (illustrated p. 111).
Ghent, Zebrastraat, Stippels & Pixels, January - April 2005, pp. 20-21 (illustrated p. 20; titled ‘Le cyprès de la chapelle Saint-Anne’).
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Théo van Rysselberghe, February - May 2006, p. 260 (illustrated p. 133); this exhibition later travelled to The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, June – September 2006.
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Meer dan kleur, April - September 2009, p. 9 (illustrated p. 10; titled ‘Les Cyprès de Ste Anne. Saint-Tropez’).
Giverny, Musée des impressionnismes, Signac, Les couleurs de l’eau, March - July 2013, no. 36, p. 230 (illustrated p. 99).
Osaka, Abeno Harukas Art Museum, Neo-Impressionism, from Light to Color, October 2014 - January 2015, no. 97, p. 165 (illustrated p. 130); this exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Metropolitan Art Museum, January - March 2015.
Lausanne, Fondation de l’Hermitage, Signac, Une vie au fil de l’eau, January - May 2016, no. 50, p. 180 (illustrated p. 91); this exhibition later travelled to Lugano, Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana (MASI), September 2016 - January 2017.
Montreal, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Paris in the Days of Post-Impressionism, Signac and the Indépendants, March - September 2020, no. 71, pp. 78 & 363 (illustrated p. 79; detail illustrated p. 21).
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Signac, les harmonies colorées, May - July 2021, no. 57, p. 153 (illustrated).
Brussels, La Libre Esthétique, Salon jubilaire, March - April 1908, no. 184, p. 43 (titled 'Les Cyprès de Sainte-Anne; Provence').
Paris, Galerie E. Druet, Exposition de peintures et d'aquarelles de Henri Edmond Cross & Paul Signac, June - July 1911, no. 20 (titled ‘Sainte-Anne’).
Martigny, Fondation Pierre Gianadda, P. Signac, June - November 2003, no. 45, p. 110 (illustrated p. 111).
Ghent, Zebrastraat, Stippels & Pixels, January - April 2005, pp. 20-21 (illustrated p. 20; titled ‘Le cyprès de la chapelle Saint-Anne’).
Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Théo van Rysselberghe, February - May 2006, p. 260 (illustrated p. 133); this exhibition later travelled to The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, June – September 2006.
The Hague, Gemeentemuseum, Meer dan kleur, April - September 2009, p. 9 (illustrated p. 10; titled ‘Les Cyprès de Ste Anne. Saint-Tropez’).
Giverny, Musée des impressionnismes, Signac, Les couleurs de l’eau, March - July 2013, no. 36, p. 230 (illustrated p. 99).
Osaka, Abeno Harukas Art Museum, Neo-Impressionism, from Light to Color, October 2014 - January 2015, no. 97, p. 165 (illustrated p. 130); this exhibition later travelled to Tokyo, Metropolitan Art Museum, January - March 2015.
Lausanne, Fondation de l’Hermitage, Signac, Une vie au fil de l’eau, January - May 2016, no. 50, p. 180 (illustrated p. 91); this exhibition later travelled to Lugano, Museo d'arte della Svizzera italiana (MASI), September 2016 - January 2017.
Montreal, The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts, Paris in the Days of Post-Impressionism, Signac and the Indépendants, March - September 2020, no. 71, pp. 78 & 363 (illustrated p. 79; detail illustrated p. 21).
Paris, Musée Jacquemart-André, Signac, les harmonies colorées, May - July 2021, no. 57, p. 153 (illustrated).
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