antibes la pinede signac

antibes la pinede signacThis work is a poetic representation of the pine forest of Antibes, located on the French Riviera. From 1913, Paul Signac regularly stayed in Antibes with his second wife Jeanne Selmersein Desgranges, also a painter. He particularly enjoyed exploring the seaside of the Mediterranean coast. Here, the colors are not mixed but juxtaposed by small touches, according to the process of division, essence of the current of pointillism. Signac became one of

The entire composition

the colours he saw and interpreted

he ran a small color store on rue Clauzel and often accepted paintings in exchange for his wares

Paul Cézanne produced a series of post-impressionnist paintings based on the game

This powerful work by Amedeo Modigliani was painted in 1913

The industrial atmosphere contrasts with that seen in his other port depiction

with his wife Camille serving as a model

Van Gogh painted by sublimating the light

The many colors of this composition as well as the superposition of forms make the space infinite while creating abstraction

sulphurous and light purple touches

Edgar Degas made the Paris Opera the main subject of his work

highlights his desire to create an illusion of movement through color in order to embody this international symbol of modernity