When Georges Seurat died at thirty-one, it was Paul Signac who carried Pointillism forward for another four decades. Born in Paris on November 11, 1863, this yachtsman-turned-painter turned harbors, sails, and sunsets into mosaics of pure color, and believed painting could help build a fairer world. Friend of Seurat, Pissarro, and Van Gogh, and a mentor to Matisse and the Fauves, Signac shaped modern art far beyond Neo-Impressionism. His work hangs today at MoMA in New York and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris. Continue reading Paul Signac 🎨🖌🖼