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Artist a Day:  Georges Seurat

Artist a day! GEORGES SEURAT (1859-1891)  Seurat's short but glowing career is outlined from his early academic drawings of the 1870s to the paintings of famous entertainments and the peaceful landscapes during his final years.

Oil on canvas, 169 x 141 cm, 1890

Chahut

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Oil on canvas, 39.4 x 48.7 cm, 1888

The Models

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Seurat was intrigued by a range of scientific theories about color, form, and expression.

Oil on wood, 24 x 15 cm, 1889

The Eiffel Tower

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He thought lines tending in certain directions, and colors of a particular warmth or coolness, could have distinct, demonstrative results.

Oil on canvas, 185 x 152.5 cm, 1891

The Circus

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Artist Georges Seurat is known for creating the Pointillist method of painting, using small dot-like strokes of color in artworks such as "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte."

Oil on canvas, 207.5 x 308 cm, 1886

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

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Oil on canvas, 95.5 x 79.5 cm, 1890

Young Woman Powdering Herself

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“Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.” 

Famous Quote by  Georges Seurat

Oil on canvas, 1890

The Channel at Gravelines,  in the Direction of the Sea

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“Let's go and get drunk on light again - it has the power to console.” 

Famous Quote by  Georges Seurat

Oil on canvas, 69.9 x 85.7 cm, 1884

La Grande Jatte

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“They see poetry in what I have done. No. I apply my methods, and that is all there is to it.” 

Famous Quote by  Georges Seurat

Oil on canvas, 65 x 81.3 cm, 1886

Alfalfa, St. Denis

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Oil on canvas, 100 x 155.5 cm, 1888

Circus Sideshow

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