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PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)

Lot 46
09.11.2023 18:30UTC -05:00
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Starting price
$ 15 000 000
AuctioneerCHRISTIE'S
Event locationUSA, New York
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ID 1064388
Lot 46 | PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Estimate value
$ 15 000 000 – 25 000 000
PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)

Portrieux, Tertre Denis (Opus no. 189)

signed and dated 'P. Signac 88' (lower left) and inscribed 'Op. 189' (lower right)

oil on canvas

25 ½ x 32 1⁄8 in. (64.8 x 81.5 cm.)

Painted in June-September 1888





Provenance

Charles Henry, Paris (gift from the artist).

Lannes collection, Paris.

Wildenstein & Co. Inc., New York (acquired from the above, 1961).

Acquired from the above by the Phillips family, 17 April 1964.



Literature

S.P. [P. Signac], "Catalogue de l’exposition des XX" in Art et Critique, 1 February 1890, p. 77.

E. Demolder, "Le salon des XX à Bruxelles" in L’Artiste, vol. 60, no. 1, February 1890, pp. 100-101.

J. Krexpel, "Le salon des XX" in La Revue Blanche, no. 1, February 1890, p. 11.

The Artist's Handlist (Cahier d'Opus), circa 1887-1902, no. 189.

The Artist's Handlist (Cahier Manuscrit), circa 1902-1909.

G. Lévy and P. Signac, Pré-catalogue, circa 1929-1932, p. 186.

P. Cabanne, "Au Louvre: Apôtre du divisionnisme, le vrai Signac s’épanouit dans ses aquarelles" in Les Arts, 18-24 December 1963, p. 12.

J.-J. Lerrant, "Paul Signac à qui le Louvre consacre une rétrospective est un grand peintre français" in Le Progrès, 12 January 1964, p. 13.

J. Sutter, ed., The Neo-Impressionists, London, 1970, p. 51 (illustrated in color; titled Roadstead at Portrieux).

F. Cachin, Paul Signac, Milan, 1971, p. 32 (illustrated, fig. 23).

J. Rewald, Post-Impressionism: From Van Gogh to Gauguin, New York, 1978, p. 126 (illustrated; titled The Anchorage of Portrieux).

J. Clay, "Hachette Réalités" in L’Impressionnisme, 1981, p. 290 (illustrated).

H. Wotte, Paul Signac, Dresden, 1987, p. 32 (illustrated in color, pl. 12; titled Ankerplatz von Portrieux).

F. Cachin, Signac: Catalogue raisonné de l’œuvre peint, Paris, 2000, p. 189, no. 171 (illustrated).

M. Feretti-Bocquillon, A. Distel, J. Leighton and S.A. Stein, Signac, New York, 2001, pp. 135-136, no. 30 (illustrated in color, p. 135).



Exhibited

Brussels, Palais des Beaux-Arts, Septième exposition des XX, February 1890, no. 6 (titled La Mer, Portrieux [Côtes-du-Nord]).

Paris, Musée du Louvre, Signac, December 1963-February 1964, pp. 28-29, no. 24 (illustrated, p. 28; titled La rade de Portrieux).

The Art Institute of Chicago, 1981-1984 (on extended loan).

Los Angeles County Museum of Art; The Art Institute of Chicago and Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais, L’Impressionnisme et le paysage français, June 1984-April 1985, p. 320, no. 125 (illustrated in color, p. 321; titled La rade de Portrieux).

Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais; Amsterdam, Van Gogh Museum and New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Signac, February-December 2001, pp. 175-176, no. 30 (illustrated in color [inverted], p. 176).



Further Details

After the pre-sale exhibition, this lot will be transferred to storage in Delaware and will be available for shipment from Delaware. Please note that title to the lot will transfer to the buyer in accordance with the Conditions of Sale while the lot is in storage in Delaware. Contact Christie’s Client Service team at +1 212 636 2000 for further details.
Artist:Paul Signac (1863 - 1935)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Post-Impressionism
Genre:Marine art
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings
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