Trailer: Symphony of Colors: Paul Signac and Neo-Impressionism

To achieve the highest degree of luminosity and harmony—this was Paul Signac’s ambition when, together with Georges Seurat, he pioneered a revolutionary new approach to painting in the mid-1880s. Rather than mixing pigments on the palette, Neo-Impressionist artists applied pure colors in small dots, allowing them to blend optically in the viewer’s eye. Symphony of Colors: Paul Signac and Neo-Impressionism (July 4–October 11, 2026) traces the development of this groundbreaking movement. The first major exhibition on the subject in Germany in three decades, it explores Signac’s pivotal role as artist, theorist, and champion of Neo-Impressionism, placing his remarkable oeuvre in dialogue with works by fellow European painters.

Bringing together nearly 100 works, including more than 30 by Signac, the exhibition features masterpieces by Georges Seurat and Camille Pissarro alongside paintings by Théo van Rysselberghe, Alfred William Finch, Jan Toorop, and pioneering women artists such as Anna Boch, Lucie Cousturier, and Jeanne Selmersheim-Desgrange. Exceptional international loans complement the Museum Barberini’s outstanding Neo-Impressionist holdings, making this the museum’s third major exhibition devoted to one of the most innovative movements in modern art.