Paul SignacFrench, 1863–1935The Buoy (La bouée)
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Not on view at present
Where is “The Buoy (La bouée)” now? Collection: National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C. Not on view at present. Checked September 29, 2026.
Washington, D.C., United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
- Checked
- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
Details
- Accession number
- 1950.16.231
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- National Gallery of Art
- Image: National Gallery of Art — Museum open access
In the life of Paul Signac
The whole life1892
Down the Garonne to the Mediterranean — to Saint-Tropez
In 1892 Signac sails down the Garonne to the Mediterranean and spends time in Saint-Tropez. The Mediterranean coast becomes a major theme of his painting: each summer he leaves the capital for the south of France, for Collioure or Saint-Tropez, envisioning it as the perfect location for a future anarchist utopia.
1892
Married: Berthe Roblès
1895–1912
Gifts for five lotteries and support for the arts
Having prospered, Signac supports the arts generously: he sends regular cheques and between 1895 and 1912 gives works of his own for five lotteries.
![Ginevra de' Benci [obverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/8f29e3c9-a289-4d53-abf0-31a66e9e98fa/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![Wreath of Laurel, Palm, and Juniper with a Scroll inscribed Virtutem Forma Decorat [reverse], Leonardo da Vinci, c. 1474/1478](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/ff62e8d0-45c4-498f-ad36-6358de827e04/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
![The Watering Place (Horses Bathing) [L'abreuvoir (chevaux au bain)], Pablo Picasso, 1905, published 1913](https://api.nga.gov/iiif/08343715-9591-40a8-969e-b17bc59fee8c/full/!2400,2400/0/default.jpg)
