Inspiration of the Day / 28 September 2026

Radiant Modernism

Signac to Albers: four studies in colour

A private collection assembled over forty years, moving from divided light to the architecture of colour.

Paul Signac, Sainte-Anne (Saint-Tropez), 1905 — Paul Signac, *Sainte-Anne (Saint-Tropez)*, 1905. Christie’s Images Limited 2026.

Paul Signac, Saint-Cloud, 1903 — Paul Signac, *Saint-Cloud*, 1903. Christie’s Images Limited 2026.

Paul Signac, Saint-Briac, les balises, Opus 210, 1890 — Paul Signac, *Saint-Briac, les balises (Opus 210)*, 1890. Christie’s Images Limited 2026.

Two works by Josef Albers from Radiant Modernism — Josef Albers, *Study for Homage to the Square: Warm Silence*, 1971, and *R-I d-1*, 1968. Christie’s Images Limited 2026.

Signac lets colour gather into weather, distance and water; Albers compresses it into measured intervals. Seen together, the works make colour feel at once atmospheric and architectural.

Official press images reproduced in connection with the relevant sales preview, without alteration. Source and sale information: Christie’s Press Centre, 8 September 2026. Images: Christie’s Images Limited 2026. More Inspiration.