Artist Birthdays November 11 – PAUL SIGNAC
PAUL SIGNAC (November 11, 1863 – August 15, 1935)
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Nationality: French
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Field: Painting
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Art Movement: Neo-Impressionism, Pointillism
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ARTiFact: He loved to sail and paint the water. In 1892 he discovered St. Tropez while on a yachting trip; he bought a home on the island (which he named La Hune), where he often invited fellow-artists such as Henri Matisse, Paul Cezanne and Pierre Bonnard.
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Artist Quote: “The anarchist painter is not the one who will create anarchist pictures, but the one who will fight with all his individuality against official conventions.”
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Notable Artwork (shown below): The Bonaventure Pine in St Tropez, 1892.
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