Paul Signac's "Saint-Malo" is a watercolor and pencil work depicting the fortified Breton port town with the artist's characteristic attention to light and atmospheric effects. The composition captures the distinctive architecture and maritime character of the coastal settlement through loose, luminous brushwork typical of his post-impressionist approach. This work exemplifies Signac's practice of creating studies and finished watercolors of French coastal landscapes, subjects he returned to throughout his career.