A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte was painted from 1884 to 1886 and is Georges Seurat's most famous work. It is recognised as a leading example of pointillist technique and as a foun
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884
Georges Seurat, Study for "A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte", 1884, oil on canvas, 70.5 x 104.1 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York
Northwest portion of La Grande Jatte in 2018
The left bank of working class Bathers at Asnières (1884) also by Seurat, mirrors the right bank of the bourgeoisie on La Grande Jatte.
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Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
…après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte) was painted from 1884 to 1886 and is Georges Seurat's most famous work. It is recognised as a leading example of pointillist technique and as a founding work of the neo-impressionist movement. Seurat's composition, painted on a large canvas, includes a number of Parisians at…
Detail from Seurat's Parade de cirque, 1889, showing the contrasting dots of paint which define Pointillism
Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique.
Maximilien Luce, Morning, Interior, 1890, using pointillist technique.