The painter Paul Signac (1863 - 1935)
came to La Rochelle from 1910 to 1921.
Signac loved La Rochelle where he mande
a multitude of paintings.


Signac was born and died in Paris.
With the painter Georges Seurat
Paum Signac
created to pointillism stly of painting.



photo of Paul Signac by agence Meurisse 1923




Arc en ciel La Rochelle le port painted 1912
The painting is in a private collection.


Green towers at La Rochelle le port painted 1913
1913 Paul Signac sold the painting to the gallery Bernheim Jeune
1913 Leonce Rosenberg bought the painting
2011 the painting was sold by Sothebys for 2.617.250 GBP
The painting is in a private collection.



Entrance of the harbour of La Rochelle painted 1921
Paul Signac left this painting to his daughter Ginette Signac
1980 Ginett Signac gave the painting to the Musée nationaux
1982 the painting was attributed to the Musée d'Orsay
The painting still is in Paris in the Musee d Orsay
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