Evening Calm, Concarneau, Opus 220 (Allegro Maestoso) by Paul Signac - 1891 - 64.8 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art Evening Calm, Concarneau, Opus 220 (Allegro Maestoso) by Paul Signac - 1891 - 64.8 x 81.3 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art

Evening Calm, Concarneau, Opus 220 (Allegro Maestoso)

oil on canvas • 64.8 x 81.3 cm
  • Paul Signac - November 11, 1863 - August 15, 1935 Paul Signac 1891

Evening Calm, Concarneau, Opus 220 (Allegro Maestoso) is one of five related paintings of fishing boats at sea near the French town of Concarneau in Brittany. Much in the manner of Claude Monet, these marine views sequentially capture the transitory light of day. Signac linked his Concarneau paintings with musical sub-titles, metaphorically suggesting a symphonic arrangement.