· Artist: George Seurat
· Name of the painting: Bathers at Asnières (1884)
· Movement: Neo-Impressionist
· Location: On the Seine, north-west of Paris
· Current location: National gallery, London, UK
· Medium: Oil-on-canvas
Description:
· The technique used here is pointillism, which is characterized by the pattern of many dots to form the real scene of people and the place.
· A riverside scene of calm and relaxed people and a small dog having a rest along the Seine River in France on a hot sunny summer’s day.
· The activities are divided between young boys bathing in the river, men sitting down on the riverbank, and other older one is lounging on the shore, all with their hats on. Along with that, there