Paul Signac (1863–1935) In the Time of Harmony. 1895–1896. Artist’s proof. 500 x 370 [585 x 420 mm]. Kornfeld and Wick 14. Color print. Very fine print on high-gloss vellum. Slight oxidation at the edges of the sheet. Full margins. Rare. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075). This lithograph is based on a monumental painting created in 1895 at Villa La Hune in Saint-Tropez, which has been on display since 1938 on the grand staircase of Montreuil City Hall. The work was originally intended to be titled *Au temps d’anarchie* (In the Age of Anarchy), with the subtitle “The Golden Age is not in the past; it is in the future.” Signac changed the word “anarchy” to “harmony” in 1894 to avoid political tensions following the assassination attempt on President Sadi Carnot.
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€1,200 - €1,500
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31.8%
Paul Signac (1863–1935)
In the Time of Harmony. 1895–1896. Artist’s proof. 500 x 370 [585 x 420 mm]. Kornfeld and Wick 14. Color print. Very fine print on high-gloss vellum. Slight oxidation at the edges of the sheet. Full margins. Rare. AABM stamp (Lugt 3075).
This lithograph is based on a monumental painting created in 1895 at Villa La Hune in Saint-Tropez, which has been on display since 1938 on the grand staircase of Montreuil City Hall. The work was originally intended to be titled *Au temps d’anarchie* (In the Age of Anarchy), with the subtitle “The Golden Age is not in the past; it is in the future.” Signac changed the word “anarchy” to “harmony” in 1894 to avoid political tensions following the assassination attempt on President Sadi Carnot.
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