The Gas Tanks at Clichy by Paul Signac
The 1886 painting The Gas Tanks at Clichy by Paul Signac was a direct result of Signac meeting Georges Seurat in 1884. After meeting Seurat, Signac began his own experiments in Neo-Impressionism. He chose an industrial site, a group of gas tanks, as his subject but used luminous color to transform them with a scintillating interplay of vibrant tones. Paul Signac used the method to his own ends in The Gas Tanks at Clichy by employing a subtle gradation of hue and strongly anchored forms. The Gas Tanks at Clichy by Paul Signac (oil on canvas, 25-5/8x31-7/8 inches) is housed in the National Gallery of Victoria in Melbourne, Australia. |
On the next page, see the beautiful Impressionist painting Snow, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris by Paul Signac.
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