The Port of La Rochelle
circa 1920
Paul Signac, best known for his meticulous dots of color, lets his hair down in this breezy ink and watercolor sketch of the La Rochelle harbor. The massive Tour Saint-Nicolas looms on the right, standing guard over the sailboats and the distant church spire. Signac was a passionate sailor who cruised the French coast in his boat, the Olympia, creating these loose, vibrant studies as he traveled. It captures the energy of a working port with a spontaneity that his finished Pointillist paintings often lack.
- Technique
- Ink and watercolor
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