Signac, Paul, 1863-1935

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Dates:
Birth 1863-11-11
Death 1935-08-15
French,
French,

Biographical notes:

French artist.

From the description of Autograph letter signed : Saint-Tropez, to Lucien Pissarro, [1903] Nov. 16. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872248

French neo-impressionist painter, and president of the Salon des indépendants from 1908 until his death.

From the description of Paul Signac letter to Maximilien Luce, 1908?. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 417589564

French painter.

From the description of Letters sent, and Signac family correspondence, 1860-1935. (Getty Research Institute). WorldCat record id: 80804131

From the description of Autograph letters signed (24) and postal cards signed (2) : various places, to Félix Fénéon, 1926 Oct. 23-1935 June 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270872250

Biographical Historical Note

Parisian painter Paul Signac (1863-1935), a founder of the Salon des Indépendants, developed with Georges Seurat the technique of pointillism, or divisionism, and was a principal adherent and spokesman for the Neo-Impressionist movement. He was the author of the books D'Eugène Delacroix au néo-impressionnisme (1899) and Jongkind (1927).

From the guide to the Paul Signac letters and Signac family correspondence, 1860-1935, (Getty Research Institute)

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Subjects:

  • Art
  • Art
  • Arts, French
  • Interior decoration
  • Neo-impressionism (Art)
  • Painting, French
  • Painting, French
  • Painting, Modern
  • Painting, Modern
  • Symbolism (Art movement)

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  • Composers

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