Port of La Rochelle ☵ Signac ☱ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Espresso depicting a lush garden inhabited

depicting a lush garden inhabited by animals and humans

which includes several fruit trees that visually merge with the dominant poppy field

This is the first of his series of Nocturnes

some watercolors

the volume is open to Book III

Port of La Rochelle ☵ Signac ☱ Canvas Add a Float Frame:Espresso depicting a lush garden inhabitedEntrance to the port of La Rochelle (1921, Entre du port de La Rochelle) by Paul Signac depicts boats alongside the port's towers, remnants of medieval maritime fortifications. The interplay of sunlight and shadow brings the scene to life, with reflections on the rippling water creating a sense of movement. Signac's palette of blues, greens, and red evoke the atmosphere of a sunny day by the coast.