Picture "Sallanches, La dent de Warens" (ca. 1919) (Unique piece)
Picture "Sallanches, La dent de Warens" (ca. 1919) (Unique piece)
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unique piece | inscribed | signed | mixed media on paper | framed | size 54.5 x 46.5 cm
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Picture "Sallanches, La dent de Warens" (ca. 1919) (Unique piece)
Watercolour, gouache and chalk on paper, ca. 1919. Signed and inscribed. Motif size/sheet size 24.5 x 18.4 cm. Size in frame 54.5 x 46.5 cm as shown.
About Paul Signac
1863-1935
The colours should not be mixed on the palette, but in the observing eye. That was the basic idea that Paul Signac adopted from Seurat in 1884. He executed it on canvas with meticulously placed dabs of colour and profound knowledge of optics and perceptual physiology.
Pointillism is a neo-impressionist art movement that resulted in masterpieces that can hardly be surpassed in their luminosity through the cleverly thought-out use of competing and corresponding primary colours.
Paintings with glazing watercolours, that are characterised by their transparency, which let deeper layers and painting surfaces shine through.
Often the paper surface is omitted. This contributes significantly to the effect of the work. The aquarelle painting requires skilful use of colour, as it dries quickly and corrections are almost impossible.
A one-of-a-kind or unique piece is a work of art that has been personally created by the artist. It exists only once due to the type of production (oil painting, watercolours, drawing, etc.).
In addition to the classic unique pieces, there exist the so-called "serial unique pieces". They present a series of works with the same colour, motif and technique, manually prepared by the same artist. The serial unique pieces are rooted in "serial art", a type of modern art, that aims to create an aesthetic effect through series, repetitions and variations of the same objects or themes or a system of constant and variable elements or principles.
In the history of arts, the starting point of this trend was the work "Les Meules" (1890/1891) by Claude Monet, in which for the first time a series was created that went beyond a mere group of works. The other artists, who addressed to the serial art, include Claude Monet, Piet Mondrian and above all Gerhard Richter.