Detail of The Lighthouse at Groix by Signac in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, May 2011

Lighthouse at Groix

Artist: Paul Signac (French, Paris 1863–1935 Paris)

Date: 1925

Medium: Oil on canvas

Dimensions: 29 1/8 x 36 3/8 in. (74 x 92.4 cm)

Classification: Paintings

Credit Line: Partial and Promised Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Dillon, 1998

Accession Number: 1998.412.3

Gallery label:

Signac, an avid yachtsman, is best known for his vivid views of French ports and luminous seascapes. This work depicts the harbor of Port-Tudy on the Île-de-Groix, a small island off the coast of southern Brittany opposite Lorient. It shows the mosaic-like strokes of color that were the hallmark of Signac's late style.

Text from: www.metmuseum.org/collection/the-collection-online/search/438386