Tag: Paul Signac
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01 MARINE ART, PAUL SIGNAC’S ROSCOFF , WITH FOOTNOTES #313
Sold for 63,000 EUR in March 2022In the 19th century, Roscoff traded in cloth, salt and wood… even onions exported to England. Everything in its historic centre evokes the wealth of maritime trade: from the church hidden away in its garden to the opulent granite dwellings; from the boats sculpted out of stone to the turrets in…
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01 Painting of the Canals of Venice, Paul Signac’s VENISE, LA SALUTE, with footnotes. #115
Santa Maria della Salute (English: Saint Mary of Health), commonly known simply as the Salute, is a Roman Catholic church and minor basilica located at Punta della Dogana in the Dorsoduro sestiere of the city of Venice, Italy. It stands on the narrow finger of Punta della Dogana, between the Grand Canal and the Giudecca Canal,…
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09 Paintings, Streets of Paris, by Claude Monet, Honoré Daumier, Paul Lucien Maze, Pierre-Auguste Renoir, MICHEL DELACROIX, Marc Chagall, Stanislas Lépine, Henri Lebasque and Paul Signac – Part 8 – With Footnotes
Paris, France’s capital, is a major European city and a global center for art, fashion, gastronomy and culture. Its 19th-century cityscape is crisscrossed by wide boulevards and the River Seine. Beyond such landmarks as the Eiffel Tower and the 12th-century, Gothic Notre-Dame cathedral, the city is known for its cafe culture and designer boutiques along…
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Paul Signac, PAIMPOL 01 Work of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #235
Paimpol is a commune in the Côtes-d’Armor department in Brittany in northwest France. It is a tourist destination, especially during the summer months when people are attracted by its port and beaches. More on Paimpol Paul Signac, (born Nov. 11, 1863, Paris, France—died Aug. 15, 1935, Paris) French painter who, with Georges Seurat, developed the technique called pointillism. When he…
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Paul SIGNAC, La Rochelle 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #185
La Rochelle is a city in western France and a seaport on the Bay of Biscay, a part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is the capital of the Charente-Maritime department. La Rochelle was founded during the 10th century and became an important harbour in the 12th century.] The establishment of La Rochelle as a harbour was…
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Paul Signac, Goélettes au port/ Schooners at quay, Antibes 01 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #132
Paul Signac, (French, 1863–1935) Antibes, Goélettes au port/ Schooners at quay, Antibes, 1914 Watercolor and lead mine on paper 29 x 40.5 cm. (11.4 x 15.9 in.) Private collection Antibes is a Mediterranean resort in southeastern France, on the Côte d’Azur between Cannes and Nice. From around the middle of the 19th century the Antibes area…
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04 Painting, Streets of Paris, Part 15 – With Footnotes
Edouard-Léon Cortès, (French, 1882-1969) Gare de l’Est, 1964 Oil on canvas 18 x 21-3/4 inches (45.7 x 55.2 cm) Private collection Gare de l’Est, officially Paris-Est, is one of the six large train termini in Paris. It is one of the largest and the oldest railway stations in Paris. The Gare de l’Est was opened…
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12 Classic Works of Art, Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, #26
William H. Yorke, (British, 1847-1921) Canadian Brigantine *Aeronaut* from Nova Scotia, ca. 1888 Oil on canvas 60 x 90 cm (24 by 36 inch) North American Collection The Aeronaut flies the Canadian Merchant ensign with a crest in the middle of the red field. The crest, adopted in the mid 1880s, differentiates it from the British…
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14 Classic Works of Marine Paintings – With Footnotes, # 25
Franz Emil Krause, 1836-1900 Cutter in Harbour with sailing boat approaching, Oil on canvas 24 x 39.4 cm (9.5 x 15.5 ins) Private collection A cutter can be either a small- or medium-sized vessel whose occupants exercise official authority. Examples are harbor pilots’ cutters and cutters of the U.S. Coast Guard, or UK Border Force……
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