Details on Les Andelys painting by Paul Signac
Details on part of the painting called Les Andelys, painted by Paul Signac in 1886 using the Divisionist technique.
Neo-Impressionism is the specific name given to the Post-Impressionist work of Seurat and Signac and their followers. Neo-Impressionism is characterised by the use of the Divisionist technique (often popularly but incorrectly called pointillism, a term Signac repudiated).
Divisionism attempted to put Impressionist painting of light and colour on a scientific basis by using optical mixture of colours. Instead of mixing colours on the palette, which reduces intensity, the primary-colour components of each colour were placed separately on the canvas in tiny dabs so they would mix in the spectator's eye. Optically mixed colours move towards white so this method gave greater luminosity.
Details on Les Andelys painting by Paul Signac
Details on part of the painting called Les Andelys, painted by Paul Signac in 1886 using the Divisionist technique.
Neo-Impressionism is the specific name given to the Post-Impressionist work of Seurat and Signac and their followers. Neo-Impressionism is characterised by the use of the Divisionist technique (often popularly but incorrectly called pointillism, a term Signac repudiated).
Divisionism attempted to put Impressionist painting of light and colour on a scientific basis by using optical mixture of colours. Instead of mixing colours on the palette, which reduces intensity, the primary-colour components of each colour were placed separately on the canvas in tiny dabs so they would mix in the spectator's eye. Optically mixed colours move towards white so this method gave greater luminosity.