Georges Seurat

Born: December 2, 1859
City and Country of Origin: Paris, France
Painting School: Neo-impressionist
Art Training: Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris
Exhibitions: The Salon in Paris 1883; Groupe Artistes Independantes (a group promoting modern art); Impressionist Art Show 1886; Exposition of the XX Twenty in Brussels; Salon des Independantes in Paris
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Major Works: "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte," "Bathing At Asnieres"
Georges Seurat Biography: Unlike the use of broad brushstrokes employed by the Impressionists Seurat along with his followers developed a style of paintings that relied on small dabs and dots of pure primary and secondary colored pigments. The result was something akin to an image produced by photolithography a style which became known as Pointillism. In his all too brief lifetime he produced 1 major work for each of the 7 years that he painted and in total 500 drawings and 40 paintings.
Died: March 29, 1891