Réville

Paul Signac

1931

Réville by Paul Signac, 1931

Paul Signac, usually famous for his meticulous pointillist dots, lets loose here with energetic, scribbly lines in this charming 1931 sketch of sailboats at Réville. You can actually see the grid of the graph paper underneath, suggesting this was a quick study done by the passionate sailor while traveling the Normandy coast. The vibrant red sails and choppy teal waters capture a breezy summer day, feeling less like a formal masterpiece and more like a joyful snapshot from a captain's logbook.

Technique
Watercolor and ink
Material
Graph paper
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