Advertisement: Application of Mr. Charles Henry's Chromatic Circle

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Advertisement: Application of Mr. Charles Henry's Chromatic Circle

1888

Paul Signac (French, 1863–1935) Printed by Eugène Verneau, 108 Rue de la Folie Méricourt, Paris

Signac created this print as an advertisement for a new book by Charles Henry, a mathematician-physiologist-psychologist. In the 1890s the latest color theories of scientists such as Henry were studied closely by Georges Seurat, Signac, and other painters who adopted the system of painting in dots of divided colors.

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Object Details

Titles:

Advertisement: Application of Mr. Charles Henry's Chromatic Circle

Date:

1888

Artists:

Paul Signac (French, 1863–1935) Printed by Eugène Verneau, 108 Rue de la Folie Méricourt, Paris

Medium:

Color lithograph

Dimensions:

Image: 6 1/8 × 7 1/16 inches (15.5 × 18 cm) Sheet: 6 5/16 × 7 5/16 inches (16 × 18.5 cm)

Classification:

Prints

Credit Line:

Purchased with the Joseph E. Temple Fund and the Edgar Viguers Seeler Fund, 1948

Accession Number:

1948-76-268

Geography:

Made in Paris, France, Europe

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