Spaightwood Galleries

Paul Signac was the theoretician of the Neo-Impressionist group and the only one of the group to create and important body of graphic work based on those principles. The work we are including in our show is not particularly dependent upon his theories, which advocated moving away from Seurat's scientific precision towards a freer, more spontaneous use of color. The Oxford Dictionary of Twentieth-Century Art notes that Signac spent a great deal of time on the Mediterranean and French Atlantic coasts. His work had a great influence on Matisse.

Select Bibliography: Marina Ferretti Bocquillon and Charles Cachin, Paul Signac. A Collection of Watercolors and Drawings (NY: Harry N. Abrams, 2000); Marina Ferretti Bocquillon et al, Paul Signac, 1863-1935 (NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 2001); Francoise Cachin, Paul Signac (Greenwich CT: New York Graphic Society Ltd., 1971); Martigny Suisse, Paul Signac (Paris: SPADEM, 2003); George Szabo, Paul Signac (1863-1935). Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings and Pr ints. Robert Lehman Collection (NY: Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1977).

Paris: Le Pont des Arts avec Remorquers (K&W 24). Original etching and aquatint, 1927. Edition: 250 impressions for the portfolio, Dix Peintres au XXe Siécle. Ours is a brilliant proof on vellum. This is Signac's last print; it is illustrated in Carl Zigrosser's Prints, an important survey of the history of printmaking. Image size: 126x190mm. Price: $1875.

V. J. Roux-Champion (French, 1871-1953). Portrait de Paul Signac. Original etching for his portfolio, Dix Peintres de XXe Siécle in 1927. 250 impressions on various papers. Image size: 190x130mm. Price: $450.