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George Seurat

George Seurat was born on December 2, 1859 in Paris, France. In 1884 he and other artists formed the Societe des Artistes Independants. There he met and befriended fellow artist Paul Signac. Seurat shared his new ideas about pointillism. In the summer of 1884 Seurat began work on his masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, which took him two years to complete. Seurat spent his life studying color theories and the effects of different linear structures. He developed the style of painting known as Pointillism. Pointillism is the theory or practice in art of applying small strokes or dots of color to a surface so that from a distance they blend together. He concentrated on the science in the picture and the optical mixing of the colors.

Artworks: A Sunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte

Seated Boy With Straw Hat

The Eiffel Tower 1889

Bathing at Asnieres 1884

The Siene at la Grande Jatte 1888