Antibes - French Town by Paul Signac - Wall Art Wrapped Frame Canvas Print

WRAPPED FRAMED CANVAS

Printed using only high quality inks on gallery grade 280 GSM fine art canvas. Mounted on a hard backed sturdy frame and finished with a smooth matte finish to ensure a sharp vibrant image.Orders dispatched the next working day. Estimated UK delivery 1-2 days, international 8-10 working days or less.

Antibes - French Town by Paul Signac

Paul Signac's Antibes, created around 1918, is a luminous example of his mature pointillist technique. This piece captures the vibrant Mediterranean port city of Antibes on the French Riviera, a location that fascinated Signac for its radiant light and rich colours. In this artwork, Signac uses his signature method of painting with small, distinct dots or strokes of pure colour, a technique he developed alongside Georges Seurat. However, by 1918, Signac had evolved his style, moving from the strict divisionism of Seurat’s scientific approach to a more fluid and expressive version of pointillism. His strokes in Antibes are broader and more sweeping, creating a dynamic sense of movement while still preserving the vibrant chromatic harmony central to his work.

The composition is a celebration of light and colour, with warm yellows, pinks, and oranges radiating from the sun-drenched buildings, and cooler blues and greens shimmering in the harbour’s water. The sailboats, central to the image, seem to float gently on the surface, their sails catching the light in delicate patches. Signac’s careful juxtaposition of complementary colours—orange against blue, yellow against violet—creates a vivid optical effect that makes the scene come alive with energy and light. The sky and sea are rendered with an iridescent quality, giving the painting an almost dreamlike feel, while the solid geometry of the buildings anchors the scene.

Antibes itself is depicted with a serene, almost timeless quality. There is a balance between the tranquillity of the coastal town and the vibrancy of the technique, suggesting a perfect harmony between nature and human life. This interplay of light and colour evokes a sense of warmth, leisure, and beauty characteristic of the French Riviera and reflects Signac's own love for the sea. The painting, while capturing a specific place, also functions as a broader exploration of how colour can be used to express mood and atmosphere, making Antibes a remarkable example of Signac’s later work and his personal interpretation of pointillism.