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Evening Calm, Concarneau, Opus 220 (Allegro Maestoso)  1891

by Paul Signac

As Georges Seurat’s most ardent follower, Paul Signac steadfastly promoted the principles of Neo-Impressionism all his life. Adopting Seurat’s system of color harmony, Signac argued for the meticulous application of precise hues in separate strokes of paint across the canvas, a technique he said evoked “brilliantly colored lights.” This painting is one of five related imag...
Size: 
25 1/2 x 32in. (64.8 x 81.3cm)
Medium: 
Oil on canvas
Credit: 
Courtesy of The Metropolitan Museum of Art