Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat · 1884
- Artist
- Georges Seurat
- Date
- 1884
- Where to see it
- Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute of Chicago · Public domain · image via Wikimedia Commons · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About Georges Seurat
Georges Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough surface.
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More by Georges Seurat
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89
Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"Georges Seurat, 1884
Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)Georges Seurat, 1887–88
Bathers at AsnièresGeorges Seurat, 1884
Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884"Georges Seurat, 1884
Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières"Georges Seurat, 1883