Georges Seurat

Georges Seurat was born in 1859 in Paris, France and died in 1891 in Paris. Other artists that had a great influence on him included Ingres, Eugene, and Chevreul. Seurat studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts and created a style that combined Classicist tradition with Impressionism. Seurat painted in a very specific style that involved many different coloured dots to create the impression of the subject. He uses a screen of paint dots in a variety of intensities and depths to achieve and image. His method is termed Divisionism which eventually became the main influence on the development of Pointillism. This style became a trademark in Seurat’s paintings. Georges Seurat was meticulous in his work as well as the preparation for painting, often taking months to sketch out the subject onto the canvas.

Famous Paintings and Artwork by Georges Seurat

Bathing at Asnieres
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Le Chahut
Eden Concert
Bathers at Asnières, 1883-1884
Figures assises
Die Insel La Grande Jatte mit Ausflüglern
Paysage et personnages
Groupe de personnages
Esquisse d'ensemble
Femmes au bord de l'eau
Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte
The Models
Gray Weather, Grande Jatte
The Side Show
Le chahut
Young Woman Powdering Herself
Le port de Gravelines
The Circus
Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp
Entrée du port de Honfleur
Une Baignade, Asnières
Un dimanche après-midi à l'Ile de la Grande Jatte