Paul Signac. Symphony of Colors

Achieving the highest degree of luminosity and harmony – this was the goal that Paul Signac dedicated himself to when he introduced a new painting technique into art in the mid-1880s alongside Georges Seurat. The application of pure colors in short brush strokes and dots was a continuation of their predecessors, the Impressionists. With his interest in Symbolist literature, music, and architecture, Signac focused on the synergies of the arts. The exhibition highlights Signac's artistic work, from the early riverside landscapes of the passionate sailor to his interior and portrait paintings, culminating in the socially utopian charged images of the Côte d’Azur, which he discovered as a treasure trove of motifs for modernity. It addresses his central role within the Neo-Impressionist movement and explores his influence as a leading theorist, as well as a collector and patron, alongside his efforts as a networker, teacher, and exhibition organizer, which extended to Belgium and Germany. Around 30 works by Signac are in dialogue with paintings by Lucie Cousturier, Henri-Edmond Cross, Curt Herrmann, Maximilien Luce, Camille Pissarro, Théo van Rysselberghe, Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange, Georges Seurat, Jan Toorop, and others. With loans from the Van Gogh Museum, Amsterdam, the Art Institute of Chicago, the National Gallery of Ireland, Dublin, the Musée d'Orsay, Paris, the Musée du Petit Palais, Geneva, the Archives Signac, Paris, and other national and international collections. An exhibition by the Museum Barberini, Potsdam, and the Kunsthal Rotterdam. For more information: Further information about the exhibition.