''The Port of Marseille'' is a 1907 oil on canvas
Pointillist
Pointillism (, ) is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term "Pointillism" wa ...
painting by
Paul Signac
Paul Victor Jules Signac ( , ; 11 November 1863 – 15 August 1935) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style.
Biography
Paul Signac was born in Paris on 11 November 1863. ...
, now in the
Hermitage Museum
The State Hermitage Museum ( rus, Государственный Эрмитаж, r=Gosudarstvennyj Ermitaž, p=ɡəsʊˈdarstvʲɪn(ː)ɨj ɪrmʲɪˈtaʂ, links=no) is a museum of art and culture in Saint Petersburg, Russia. It is the largest ...
, St Petersburg, Russia. The city's ships and port were a favourite subject of the painter, who also produced ''The Port of Marseille'' (1884), ''A View of Marseille'' (1905) and ''The Port of Marseille'' (1931).
See also
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List of paintings by Paul Signac
References
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20th century in Marseille
Paintings by Paul Signac
Paintings in the Hermitage Museum
1907 paintings