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PAUL SIGNAC, Sans titre (Saint-Malo), 1930

PAUL SIGNAC Français, 1863-1935

Sans titre (Saint-Malo), 1930
Aquarelle sur papier
Watercolor on paper
27,5 x 44 cm
10 7/8 x 17 3/8 in
© Estate Paul Signac
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FR VERSION Le port de Saint-Malo, avec ses navires et ses mâts, constitue un thème récurrent dans les aquarelles de Paul Signac. Ce lieu a toutefois une signification particulière dans...
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FR VERSION

Le port de Saint-Malo, avec ses navires et ses mâts, constitue un thème récurrent dans les aquarelles de Paul Signac. Ce lieu a toutefois une signification particulière dans le parcours de l’artiste, qui y séjourne régulièrement durant ses vacances d'été en Bretagne. Charlotte Cachin, sa petite-fille arrière et biographe, souligne d'ailleurs : « C’était son port préféré, avec celui de La Rochelle ». Les études réalisées sur ce motif, comme en témoigne l’aquarelle Docks at Saint Malo (1927), conservée au Metropolitan Museum of Art de New York, permettent à Paul Signac d’approfondir ses recherches et de peindre des œuvres sur toile, à l’image de Saint-Malo, le Pardon des Terre-Neuvas (1928), conservée au musée d’Histoire de Saint-Malo.


Dans cette œuvre, Signac continue d’explorer le mouvement et la couleur, notamment à travers les jeux de reflets. Sur le côté gauche de la composition, la présence des structures portuaires illustre également les évolutions du monde moderne dans le paysage. L’artiste ne se contente donc pas de dépeindre le caractère maritime et pittoresque de Saint-Malo : il inclut les activités humaines qui façonnent l'espace portuaire, mêlant le paysage naturel à la modernité.


EN VERSION

The port of Saint-Malo, with its ships and masts, is a recurring theme in Paul Signac’s watercolours. However, this place holds particular significance in the artist’s career, as he regularly stayed there during his summer holidays in Brittany. Charlotte Cachin, his great-granddaughter and biographer, also points out: “It was his favourite port, along with that of La Rochelle.” The studies he made of this subject, as illustrated by the watercolour Docks at Saint Malo (1927), held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, enabled Paul Signac to deepen his research and paint works on canvas, such as Saint-Malo, le Pardon des Terre-Neuvas (1928), held at the Musée d’Histoire de Saint-Malo.

In this work, Signac continues to explore movement and colour, particularly through the interplay of reflections. On the left side of the composition, the presence of port structures also illustrates the developments of the modern world within the landscape. The artist therefore does not merely depict the maritime and picturesque character of Saint-Malo: he includes the human activities that shape the port space, blending the natural landscape with modernity.

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Estate Paul Signac (par descendance)
Estate Paul Signac (through descent)
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