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Compare the tiny separate marks with the large triangular wedge of river, then follow the bands of fields across the distant hill.
This harbor view belongs to an early series in which Signac used separate dots and dashes of contrasting color. Alongside the small marks, strong geometry organizes the scene: river, quay, and hillside form broad shapes. It helps reveal how Neo-Impressionist painting can combine divided color with a firmly structured landscape.
Oil on canvas · 60 × 92 cm · Art Institute of Chicago · Post-Impressionism · Neo-Impressionism
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- Museum title
- Les Andelys, Côte d'Aval
- Artist
- Paul Signac (French, 1863-1935)
- Date
- 1886
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Dimensions
- 60 × 92 cm (23 5/8 × 36 1/4 in.); Framed: 77.5 × 109.6 × 6.4 cm (30 1/2 × 43 1/8 × 2 1/2 in.)
- Credit line
- Through prior gift of William Wood Prince
- Image license
- CC0 1.0 · Public domain
- Museum record
- Art Institute of Chicago
Galler’s rooms and hanging scale are imagined. The image is the museum’s original digital reproduction.