PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935) Concarneau, calme du matin (Opus no. 219, larghetto)

PAUL SIGNAC (1863-1935)
Concarneau, calme du matin (Opus no. 219, larghetto)
signed and dated ‘P. Signac. 91’ (lower left); inscribed with Opus number ‘Op 219’ (lower right)
oil on canvas
25 7/8 x 32 in. (65.7 x 81.3 cm.)
Painted in 1891

Provenance
Henri-Nicolas Lejeune, France (acquired from the artist, 1891).
Henri Lejeune, Saint-Cloud (by descent from the above); sale, Sotheby Parke Bernet & Co., London, 27 June 1977, lot 13.
Bluestone Corporation, New York.
Private collection (until 1993).
Private collection; sale, Christie’s, New York, 18 November 1998, lot 28 (world auction record for the artist at the time of sale).
Acquired at the above sale by the late owner.