Paul Signac (1863-1935), Tour des Quatre Sergents, La Rochelle

Paul Signac (1863-1935)
Tour des Quatre Sergents, La Rochelle
signed and dated 'P Signac 1927' (lower right)
oil on canvas
18 1/8 x 21 3/4 in. (46 x 55.2 cm.)
Painted in 1927

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Provenance
Dr Palazzoli, Paris.
Anonymous sale, Sotheby's, London, 23 November 1960, lot 65 (titled 'Entrée du port').
Private collection, New York; sale, Sotheby's, New York, 11 December 1963, lot 51 (titled 'Entrée du port').
Private collection, New York; sale, Christie's, New York, 13 May 1980, lot 47.
Acquired at the above sale by the father of the present owner.

Pre-Lot Text
PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT SWISS COLLECTION

Literature
G. Lévy & P. Signac, Pré-catalogue, circa 1929-1932, p. 493 (illustrated).
M. Sandoz, 'L'oeuvre de Paul Signac à la Rochelle, Croix-de-Vie, les Sables-d'Olonne, de 1911 à 1930', in Bulletin de la Société de l'histoire de l'art Français, Paris, 1956, no. 8, p. 166 (titled 'La Rochelle. Voile amarée en vue de la "tour des quatre sergents"').
F. Cachin, Signac, Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre peint, Paris, 2000, no. 573, p. 326 (illustrated).