🎨George Seurat,French,Gray Weather,Grand Jatte,1886-88,oil on canvas
This view extends from the island of
Grande Jatte,framed by trees to the red-roofed houses of the Paris suburb of
either Asniéres or Courbevoie across the Seine.Seurat had earlier celebrated this stretch of the river with his ambitious compositions Bathers at Asnières (1883-84,National Gallery,London) and A Sunday on La Grande Matte (1884-86),Art Institute of Chicago)
Here,he sought "to transcribe most exactly the vivid outdoor clarity [of nature] in all its nuances"using a technique known as Divisionism (also called Pointillism).The painted border was added shortly before the picture was first exhibited in 1889-the MET
🎨George Seurat,French,Gray Weather,Grand Jatte,1886-88,oil on canvas
This view extends from the island of
Grande Jatte,framed by trees to the red-roofed houses of the Paris suburb of
either Asniéres or Courbevoie across the Seine.Seurat had earlier celebrated this stretch of the river with his ambitious compositions Bathers at Asnières (1883-84,National Gallery,London) and A Sunday on La Grande Matte (1884-86),Art Institute of Chicago)
Here,he sought "to transcribe most exactly the vivid outdoor clarity [of nature] in all its nuances"using a technique known as Divisionism (also called Pointillism).The painted border was added shortly before the picture was first exhibited in 1889-the MET