GEORGES PIERRE SEURAT�DECEMBER 2, 1859 – MARCH 29, 1891

Life of Georges Seurat

• French post-Impressionist artist using chromoluminarism & pointillism technique

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• Born to a wealthy family & he was able to attended a prestigious art school in his town

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• He was drafted to military service in 1879 and spent a year doing military work

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• After his military service he spent time perfecting his painting technique

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• Died at a young age of 31 leaving his legacy of 7 famous works of art, hundreds of drawings/sketches & 40 smaller scale paintings

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• Cause of death was unknown

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ART WORK

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• The river Seine at La Grande-Jatte

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• The Horse

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• The Eiffel Tower 1889

SUNDAY AFTERNOON ON THE ISLAND OF LA GRANDE JATTE (1886)

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• Painting uses the technique pointillism
• Pointillism is tiny detached brush strokes in different colors that come together to create an image
• From sketching to finished painting it took Seurat 3 years to complete
• This painting was part of a pair, but the 1^st painting was rejected
• Painting depicts upper-class people across the river

Most well-known work of art:

Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte

• Bathers at Asnières which is the pair to the Sunday Afternoon. It was initially rejected

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• Painting depicts common people bathing in the suburbs

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• What’s going on in this artwork?
• What was your first reaction to this artwork? Why do you think you had the reaction? 
• Does your opinion about the artwork change the longer you look at it? Why?
• Describe the lines in this artwork
• What verbs would you use to describe this artwork?

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Discussion…

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