Paul Signac artwork entitled The Bonaventure Pine
The Bonaventure Pine of 1893 by Paul Signac shows Paul Signac at the height of his experimental powers in the realm of divisionism or pointillism. Under the influence of fellow painter Georges Seurat’s scientific approach to color theory, this French painter was one of several artists who became known as Neo-Impressionists. Pointillism entailed a style of painting using small dots that did not converge in the picture but were intended to do so in the eye of the spectator. In this painting we can see the Frenchman’s disruption of pure drawn line with dots as in the outer edges of the distant hills. Signac’s tonality or overall lighting is dark, as he uses purples and other dark colors in the trunk and foliage of the tree. The pine itself – combined with its monumental scale in the picture – is a riot of colors that gives a sense of a sheer overpowering presence. In the background, and paling in significance are the leisurely boaters. The overall effect overwhelms and is of a teeming nature confined only by – and barely by – the outer edge of the canvas. Paul Signac’s The Bonaventure Pine can be seen in the Museum of Fine Arts in Houston - ART HISTORY LAND
Size: 4500px × 3638px
Photo credit: © steeve-x-art / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
Keywords: 1893, alamy, art, artwork, bonaventure, color, colorful, colour, colourful, creative, cultural, culture, divisionism, exhibit, exhibition, favourite, fine, france, french, gallery, gallic, historic, historical, illustration, image, impressionist, neo-impressionism, painting, paul, pine, pointillism, pointillist, popular, portrayal, post, post-impressionism, post-impressionist, poster, retro, signac, tree, vintage, work
