Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Paul Signac used touches of pure colour — a technique known as pointillism, which he pioneered alongside Georges Seurat — and created paintings ‘graced with the most lavish harmonies’.

Join Christie's specialist Michelle McMullan as she explores Signac's painting style and atmosphere in two works in The 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 15 October.

Paul Signac (1863-1935), L’Arc-en-ciel (Venise), 1905. Oil on canvas. 28⅞ x 36¼ in (73.3 x 91.8 cm). Estimate: £4,000,000-6,000,000. Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 15 October 2025 at Christie’s in London

Paul Signac (1863-1935), Marseille. Le vieux port, 1906. Oil on canvas. 28⅞ x 36⅛ in (73.3 x 91.8 cm). Estimate: £2,000,000-3,000,000. Offered in the 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 15 October 2025 at Christie’s in London

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