Blessing of the Tuna Fleet at Groix

Minneapolis Institute of Art

Blessing of the Tuna Fleet at Groix

Paul SignacLinkedCulture matchlcp-5294ad70e49b

Date
1923
Medium
Oil on canvas
Department
European Art
Institution
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Object ID
1477

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Paul Signac was an avid sailor who owned 32 boats and loved to travel. This landscape depicts tuna boats in the Groix harbor of Brittany, on the west coast of France. The sailboats are partaking in a century-old blessing ceremony, praying for a safe journey and bountiful catch. By juxtaposing complementary colorful dots alongside one another, Signac achieves an energetic effect in this lively yet harmonious composition. His mastery of the pointillist technique renders a luminous surface in the detailed mosaic. Europe

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The William Hood Dunwoody Fund, the John R. Van Derlip Fund and Gift of funds from Bernice Dalrymple

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