1898, Paul Signac, The Terrace, Saint-Tropez -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: During the 1880s, Paul Signac and Georges Seurat developed a new style of painting known as Pointillism. Their technique involved applying dots of pure colour directly onto canvas. Signac set this vibrantly coloured scene on the terrace of La Hune, his villa in Saint-Tropez. His wife, Berthe, modelled for the figure of the woman. Signac wrote to a friend that this figure 'disappears into the landscape, she should have less importance than a cloud'. His objective was not to paint a portrait but to give each of the compositional elements equal pictorial weight.
1898, Paul Signac, The Terrace, Saint-Tropez -- National Gallery of Ireland (Dublin)
From the museum label: During the 1880s, Paul Signac and Georges Seurat developed a new style of painting known as Pointillism. Their technique involved applying dots of pure colour directly onto canvas. Signac set this vibrantly coloured scene on the terrace of La Hune, his villa in Saint-Tropez. His wife, Berthe, modelled for the figure of the woman. Signac wrote to a friend that this figure 'disappears into the landscape, she should have less importance than a cloud'. His objective was not to paint a portrait but to give each of the compositional elements equal pictorial weight.