Georges Seurat
Georges Seurat (1859 - 1891)
Georges Seurat (1859 - 1891)
Born Georges-Pierre Seurat on December 2, 1859, in Paris, France
Was a Post-Impressionist painter know for using the technique pointillism
His most famous painting (below) is 10 feet wide, and uses thousands of dots to create an image
Died on March 29, 1891, at the age of 31, in Paris, France
Georges Seurat lived a short but brilliant life, and made pointillism famous with his work, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jette. This painting lives at the Art Institute of Chicago, and was even featured in the movie Ferris Beuller's Day Off.
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
What do you notice? ✏️ What do you wonder? ✏️ What do you like or dislike?
1884-1886, oil on canvasArt Institute of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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