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George Seurat This is a famous French artist from the 1800’s named George Seurat. He was a famous painter. He took a LONG time painting, and he painted in a suit! He had to be very careful to make sure he didn’t drip paint on himself!

Pointillism Art Intro

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This short but fun Powerpoint gives elementary school students a brief introduction to George Seurat and Pointillism.

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George Seurat

This is a famous French artist from the 1800’s named George Seurat. He was a famous painter. He took a LONG time painting, and he painted in a suit! He had to be very careful to make sure he didn’t drip paint on himself!

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La Grande Jatte

This is his most famous painting, called “La Grande Jatte”. Seurat often painted rich people enjoying life. He used a style called POINTILLISM. That means he painted in little dots. Let’s see a close up of part of this painting.

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This is a close up of the woman’s head! See how it’s made up of dots of color?

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Here’s another close-up of a painting using pointillism. Close up, you can see the dots. But they’re hard to see from far away!