1888, Georges Seurat, Harbour at Port-en-Bessin at High Tide -- Musée d'Orsay (Paris)
From the museum label: Every summer, Seurat would visit the Channel coast. This view of a harbour on the Normandy shore is surprising in its extreme simplicity. The sinuous coastline contrasts with the straight lines of the harbour walls and horizon. The painter treats the houses and harbour walls as simple volumes and the boats in silhouette, excluding any human figures. The brushstrokes applied as tiny dots recreate the dazzling pale light in subtle shaded tones.
1888, Georges Seurat, Harbour at Port-en-Bessin at High Tide -- Musée d'Orsay (Paris)
From the museum label: Every summer, Seurat would visit the Channel coast. This view of a harbour on the Normandy shore is surprising in its extreme simplicity. The sinuous coastline contrasts with the straight lines of the harbour walls and horizon. The painter treats the houses and harbour walls as simple volumes and the boats in silhouette, excluding any human figures. The brushstrokes applied as tiny dots recreate the dazzling pale light in subtle shaded tones.