In 1922, Paul Signac spends the summer in Port Louis, Brittany. Alongside Georges Seurat, he is one of the founders of the Pointillist movement. His technique is characterised by the use of distinct touches of colour. The optical blending of colours occurs when one contemplates the painting from a distance. In Port Louis, Paul Signac paints the fishing boats using a bright palette consisting of cadmium yellows, vermillion, rose madder, cerulean and cobalt blue, emerald green. These are no ordinary boats. Their triangular sails indicate their dedication to sardine fishing and are known as 'Sardiniers' in French. The painting depicted here represents 'Sardiniers' in Locmalo, a small port located just a few hundred meters from the studios of Ortaire de Coupigny and Clotilde Aksin-Frappier. The theme of sardines has a deep history in art and continues today with various techniques and sensitivities, whether it's Clotilde Aksin-Frappier's pastel 'Les sardines' or Ortaire de Coupigny's sculptures.
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