Georges Seurat

GEORGES SEURAT1859 - 1891

Painter French Born in Paris, France. Post Impressionism - used vivid colors, thick

application of paint, distinctive brush strokes, and real-life subject matter

Pointillism - tiny juxtaposed dots of multi-colored paint allow the viewer's eye to blend colors optically, rather than having the colors blended on the canvas or pre-blended as a material pigment.

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grand Jatte 1886

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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte shows members of each of the social classes participating in various park activities. It took Seurat two years to complete this 10-foot-wide painting, much of which he spent in the park sketching in preparation for the work (there are about 60 studies). It is now in the permanent collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.

Peasants Driving Stakes

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Fishing in the Siene 1883

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The Laborers 1883

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Bathers at Asnieres 1884

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The Siene at La Grand Jatte 1888

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Pointillism

Egyptian

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Pointillism Realism

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Pointillism Abstraction

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Time to create our very own pointillism works!!