Signac: Reflections on Water

Marina Feretti Bocquillon, author; Marco Franciolli and Sylvie Wuhrmann, contributors

A sparkling homage to the Impressionist painter’s colorful harmonies and creative process

Signac: Reflections on Water chronicles Paul Signac’s rich and varied career, from the artist’s first Impressionist paintings to his final watercolors. It catalogues over 140 works gathered together by a family of collectors passionate about the artist, illustrating the entire trajectory of this prolific Neo-Impressionist master. This extraordinary collection represents one of the richest in works by Signac found in private hands.

The book includes works from Signac’s Neo-Impressionist years as well as his shimmering depictions of Venice, Rotterdam, Constantinople and SaintTropez, culminating in the final watercolors from his Ports de France series.

Signac’s career as a painter in love with color was as intense as it was diverse. His virtuosity is evident on every page of this dazzling book, from the paintings of his Impressionist debut to the limpid polychromies of the Divisionist period. The daring Japonisme of his watercolors contrasts with the freedom of the sheets painted en plein air, while his large Indian ink studies reveal the fruits of tranquil composition, contemplated at length in the artist’s studio.

About the Author

Marina Ferretti Bocquillon is an art historian and the Scientific Director of the Musée des Impressionismes in Giverny, France.

 

Impressionism , Watercolor , Painting

Signac: Reflections on Water

Publisher: Skira Editore
Publication date: SEPTEMBER 2017
Language: English
ISBN 978-88-572-3403-8
hardcover, 192 pages, 24 x 29 cm
164 color illustrations
Retail price: $40 / £29.95 / 35 €