Which pictures did Signac exhibit in 1886? On this page you will find an accounted impression of the 18 pictures that were shown by Paul Signac at the 8th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1886 (catalogue numbers 184-201), it included 3 drawings. The exhibited works depicted mostly city views and seascapes. The style was partly impressionistic and partly pointillistic. He often used bright colours and juxtaposed brushstrokes. I will render the pictures thematicaly and by used technique. Note: If you double click on the first picture and then click on full screen, you can create a slideshow. Enjoy!
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-184, Apprêteuse et garnisseuse (modes), rue du Caire =1885-86, CR111, opus 127, Two Milliners, 112×89, Bührle Zurich (iR2;iR59;R90II,p252+276;R106,no111;R2,p446+424;M85) =2SdI-1886-363.
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-198, La Grue ‘l’Union’, Île Saint-Louis, appartient à Paul Alexis =1884-85, CR82R, opus 91, La Grue l’Union, Île Saint-Louis (Le pont Louis-Philippe), 33×46, A2000/06/27 (iR2;iR11;R1,p502;R90II,p253+278;R106,no82R;R2,p446)
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-185, La Berge, Asnières =1885, CR109, opus 122, La Berge, Asnières, 73×100, private (iR135;R106,no109;R90II,p252+276;R2,p446+470) =2SdI-1886-371 =BJ1907-34 =SdI-R-1926-2365 =PP1934-3 =47-SdI-1936-3051
Paul Signac: 1885, CR88R, opus 96, The Bateau-Lavoir Bailet, 59×91, private (iR114;iR10;R106,no88R+110;R2,p446). Compare: 8IE-1886-193, L’Abreuvoir, Asnières.
Paul Signac: 1886, Passage du Puits-Bertin, Clichy, dr, 25×37, Metropolitan (iR10;iR6;R39,p118;R106,no118;R2,p446;R227,p1592;M23) Compare: 1886, CR118, Passage du Puits Bertin, Clichy, 65×81, unknown location =8IE-1886-187, Passage du Puits-Bertin, Clichy + 2SdI-1886-365, Passage du Puits Bertin, Clichy, Mars-avril 1886.
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-188, Les gazomètres, Clichy =1886, CR117, opus 131, The Gas Tanks at Clichy, 65×81, NGV Melbourne (iR2;iR59;R2,p446+471;R90II,p253+277;R106,no117;R39,no16;M122) =2SdI-1886-364 =BJ1930-3
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-191, La Neige, Boulevard Clichy =1886, CR115, opus 128, Snow, Boulevard de Clichy, Paris, 47×66, Minneapolis IA (iR2;iR59;R39,no13;R3,p281;R106,no115;R2,p447;R90II,p253+277;M155) =3SdI-1887-456.
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-195, L’embranchement de Bois-Colombes =1886, CR116, opus 130, The railway Junction (Saint-Germain) (à R. Darzens), 33×46, Leeds CAG (iR2;iR59;R39,p113;R2,p447+473;R106,no116;R90II,p253+277;M67) =2SdI-1886-370.
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-186, Le moulin de Pierre Hâlé, Saint-Briac =1885, CR92, opus 100, Saint-Briac, Pierre Hâle’s windmill, 60×92, private (iR10;iR135;R2,p446+470;R106,no92;R90II,p253+277) =2SdI-1886-372.
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-190, La passe balisée, Saint-Briac =1885, CR94, Saint-Briac, les Balises, 50×79, private (iR135;iR10;R90II,p253+277;R106,no94;R2,p244)
Paul Signac: 1885, CR100, opus 111, Saint-Briac, La Pomelière, 50×80, private (R106,no100+93;R2,p446). Compare: 8IE-1886-189, Du haut de la Garde Guérin, Saint-Briac.
Paul Signac: 1890, CR207, op211, Saint-Briac, La Garde Guerin, Saint-Lunaire, 65×81, Rau collection Zurich (iR10;iR233;R106,no207+93;R2,p446;M59) =8XX-1891 =7SdI-1891-1114, op. 211, Saint-Lunaire, Îlle-et-Vilaine, Juilliet 1890 (La Mer).
=Copenhagen-1914-193. Compare: 8IE-1886-189, Du haut de la Garde Guérin, Saint-Briac.
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-192, Bonne brise de N1/4 N-O, Saint-Briac =1885, CR95, opus 103, Stiff Northwest breeze, 45×65, private (iR2;iR10;R2,p447+472;R90II,p253+277;R39,no9;R106,no95) =Nantes-1886-971
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-197, Le port Hue, Saint-Briac, appartient à M. Pissarro =1885, CR98, opus 106, Le port de Saint-Briac, 45×65, MBB Rotterdam (iR10;iR94;iR6;R90II,p253+278;R106,no98;R2,p447;M70).
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-194, Le jardin du père Lefeuvre, Saint-Briac =1885, CR97, opus 105, Saint-Briac, La Chapelle, 46×65, xx (R106,p167=no97;R2,p446)
Paul Signac: 1885, CR102, opus 114, Saint-Briac, de ma fenêtre, 65×45, A2018/09/26 (iR11;R106,no102+97;R2,p446) =?NY-AAG-1886-70 (aquarelle or pastel?). Compare: 8IE-1886-196, D’une fenêtre, La chapelle Saint-Briac.
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-200, Aux Tuileries, dessin. Compare: 1911, Paris, le Jardin des Tuileries, wc, 22×30, A2020/10/15 (iR10;iR15;R2,p446;R90II,p253)
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-201, L’Île des Ravageurs, appartient à M. Seurat =1885-86ca, Regattas on the Seine (at Argenteuil), dr, 20×30, Louvre (iR10;iR223;R39,no12;R90II,p253+278+294;R2,p446;M5)
Paul Signac: 8IE-1886-199, Au Café-concert, dessin. Compare: Georges Seurat: 1887-88, Café-concert, dr, 31×24, Cleveland MA (iR10;M27;R2,p446;R90II,p253)
Explication: Many suggestions are certain, sometimes more uncertain. Sometimes to ‘compare’ another picture is given that is (probably) similar to the painting that was exhibited. For no.200 I only could find a later drawing / watercolour. See link for an account of my choices (with references, info, discussion, location on Google-maps). My main sources are Moffett (=R2), Berson (R90II), the Catalogue Raisonné of Cachin (2000=R106) and Ferretti-Bocquillon (2001=R39). My main sources for the pictures are the-athenaeum.org (=iR2), WikiCommons (=iR6) and Google images (=iR10). Sometimes I forgot the source (=iRx). See for the other sources at the bottom of the main page on Paul Signac. See links on the indentification of a painting and the explanation of the subscriptions.
Recommanded citation: “Impressionism: Paul Signac, an impression of his pictures exhibited at the 8th ‘impressionist’ exposition in 1886. Last modified 2024/01/30. https://www.impressionism.nl/signac-1886-expo/.”
