Paul Signac
Paris, les pavillons des nations à l'Exposition Universelle
1900
Watercolour and pencil drawing on firm watercolour paper 18 x 25.5 cm Framed under glass. Signed, dated and inscribed 'P. Signac Paris 1900' in brown ink lower left. - Somewhat browned, with slight traces of age.
According to a photography of the time what we see here are ephemeral depictions of the architectural designs of the countries Belgium, Norway, Germany, Spain and Sweden which were created on the occasion of the World exhibition. Also visible: the Eiffel Tower.
Certificate
With a photo-certificate after presentation of the original by Marina Ferretti, Catalogue Raisonné Paul Signac, Paris, 27 October 2021
Provenance
Private collection, North Rhine-Westphalia and Bavaria, since three generations