Paul Signac’s Saint-Tropez series
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Paul Signac’s Saint-Tropez series is a group of Neo-Impressionist paintings that vividly depict the light, color, and atmosphere of the Mediterranean port town of Saint-Tropez using his characteristic pointillist technique.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Neo-Impressionist work
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painting series ⓘ |
| artForm | oil painting ⓘ |
| artHistoricalSignificance | key example of Neo-Impressionist coastal landscapes ⓘ |
| artisticStyle | Pointillism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedBodyOfWater | Mediterranean Sea NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedPlace | Saint-Tropez NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedRegion | French Riviera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorApproach |
optical color mixing
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separated pure colors ⓘ |
| countryDepicted | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creator | Paul Signac NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalContext | Belle Époque France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depicts |
Mediterranean Sea
NERFINISHED
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Mediterranean light ⓘ Saint-Tropez NERFINISHED ⓘ boats ⓘ coastal architecture ⓘ harbor scenes ⓘ quays ⓘ sailboats ⓘ |
| genre |
landscape painting
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marine art ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Georges Seurat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locationDepicted |
Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur
NERFINISHED
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Var department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
atmosphere
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color ⓘ light ⓘ |
| movement | Neo-Impressionism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWorkInSeries |
Saint-Tropez, le phare
NERFINISHED
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Saint-Tropez, le port NERFINISHED ⓘ Saint-Tropez, le quai NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| pictorialCharacteristic |
carefully ordered compositions
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small, distinct brushstrokes ⓘ vivid color contrasts ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
development of modern French landscape painting
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evolution of Pointillism toward decorative colorism ⓘ |
| subjectFocus |
changing effects of light over time
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harbor activity ⓘ reflections on water ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Mediterranean port town life ⓘ |
| techniqueUsed | divisionist brushwork ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Port of Saint-Tropez