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Colour takes on an almost independent role in Neo-Impressionism. Rather than being fully mixed on the palette, tones are built up from small, separate touches that only come together in the viewer\u2019s eye. Signac. Symphony of Colours<\/em> traces how Paul Signac and his contemporaries developed this new visual language, and how it soon found an audience well beyond France.<\/p>\n\n

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Th\u00e9o van Rysselberghe, The Scheldt Upstream, Golden Dusk with Sailing Boat, <\/em>1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n

That same thread runs through three works from The Phoebus Foundation collection. In The Scheldt Upstream<\/em> and The Tennis Party<\/em>, Th\u00e9o van Rysselberghe shows how light, space and movement can emerge from a finely woven field of colour. Henry van de Velde\u2019s Woman Going to Church<\/em> uses a related technique in a far quieter way, creating a softer, almost hushed atmosphere. Together, the three paintings show just how varied Belgian Neo-Impressionism could be.<\/p>\n\n

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\"Painting
Th\u00e9o van Rysselberghe, The Tennis Party<\/em>, 1889<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n
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\"Painting
Henry van de Velde, Woman Going to Church<\/em>, 1892<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n

Signac. Symphony of Colours<\/em> runs from 24 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 at Kunsthal Rotterdam. More information and tickets via kunsthal.nl<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Colour takes on an almost independent role in Neo-Impressionism. Rather than being fully mixed on the palette, tones are built up from small, separate touches that only come together in the viewer\u2019s eye. Signac. Symphony of Colours traces how Paul Signac and his contemporaries developed this new visual language, and how it soon found an audience well beyond France. That same thread runs through three works from The Phoebus Foundation collection. In The Scheldt Upstream and The Tennis Party, Th\u00e9o van Rysselberghe shows how light, space and movement can emerge from a finely woven field of colour. Henry van de Velde\u2019s Woman Going to Church uses a related technique in a far quieter way, creating a softer, almost hushed atmosphere. Together, the three paintings show just how varied Belgian Neo-Impressionism could be. Signac. Symphony of Colours runs from 24 October 2026 to 28 February 2027 at Kunsthal Rotterdam. 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