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Paul Signac was interested in painting from an early age. His parents wanted him to become an architect while he preferred sketching on the banks of the Seine. His first painting dates to 1881. To learn more about art he visited exhibitions and galleries studying the works of Edouard Manet, Claude Monet, and the Impressionists. The paintings he produced during this period bear witness to his youthful enthusiasm and his interest in light and colour. It was in 1884 that Signac first met Georges Seurat. He was deeply impressed by the latter's Bathers at Asnières and Signac's style soon began to reflect Seurat's influence.