Paul Signac
(French, 1863-1935)
Paris, Pont Marie, 1932
charcoal and sepia ink wash on paper laid down to cardstock
dedicated, dated, and signed pour Ed. Champion / 1.1.32 amicalement P. Signac (lower left)
4 5/8 x 7 1/4in (11.7 x 18.4cm)
Provenance:
Collection of Edouard Champion (a gift from the artist).
Thence by descent to the present owner.

Note:
We thank Marina Ferretti, specialist in the work of Paul Signac and co-author of the catalogue raisonne of the artist, for her assistance in the authentication and cataloguing of this lot.

There is mat burn along the edges. There is time staining and toning to the paper. There are dots of foxing and stains throughout, particularly in the sky. The paper is laid down to cardstock and the cardstock is adhered to a linen-wrapped window mat.