Georges Seurat
Pioneer of Neo-Impressionism and Pointillism
Georges Seurat was a French Post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism. His masterpiece, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, is at the Art Institute of Chicago.
Works
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884
Oil on canvas, 1884
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884 (1884–86, border added 1888–89) by Georges Seurat. Oil on canvas.
Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884"
Oil on panel, 1884
Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884" (1884) by Georges Seurat. Oil on panel.
Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières"
Oil on panel, 1883
Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières" (1883) by Georges Seurat. Oil on panel.
Seated Woman with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte)
Black Conté crayon on ivory laid paper, 1884
Seated Woman with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte) (1884/85) by Georges Seurat. Black Conté crayon on ivory laid paper.
Trees (study for La Grande Jatte)
Black Conté crayon, on white laid paper, laid down on cream board, 1884
Trees (study for La Grande Jatte) (1884) by Georges Seurat. Black Conté crayon, on white laid paper, laid down on cream board.
Woman Walking with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte)
Conté crayon on cream laid paper, 1884
Woman Walking with a Parasol (study for La Grande Jatte) (1884) by Georges Seurat. Conté crayon on cream laid paper.
Tree Trunks (study for La Grande Jatte)
Black Conté crayon on ivory laid paper, 1884
Tree Trunks (study for La Grande Jatte) (1884) by Georges Seurat. Black Conté crayon on ivory laid paper.
Woman with a Muff
Black Conté crayon, with erasing, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laminate board, c. 1884
Woman with a Muff (c. 1884) by Georges Seurat. Black Conté crayon, with erasing, on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laminate board.
Exhibitions & Events
Eighth Impressionist Exhibition
Maison Dorée, Paris · Group
Education
Art Studies, Painting
École des Beaux-Arts