Impressionists’ experimentation with color‚ Post-Impressionist painter Georges Seurat worked with innovative techniques. On a huge canvas‚ the artist portrayed city residents congregated at a park on La Grande Jatte‚ (literally translates as "the big platter")‚ an island in the River Seine. It took Seurat more than two years to complete this piece. This complex masterpiece of Pointillism began in 1884 with a series of almost 60 sketches Seurat made during his many visits to the Paris park. Using newly discovered
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The impression piece I choose is “A Sunday on La Grande Jatte”. It is a work of Georges Seurat painted in 1884 depicting a relaxed Paris setting northeast of the city by the Seine River. The work itself is different from the style of the day which had heavy brushwork involvement. This work by Georges Seurat was based on a technique called the “pointless”. This technique is based on the artist making his impression through a series of colored points instead of the use of the brushwork. The colors
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reflects the theme is this painting because the impressionist style was new to the art field‚ just as the advances from the industrial revolution were new to the people of the world. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat is a vibrant piece‚ that reflects his pointillism style. This painting displays elegant‚ emotionless people taking a leisurely walk on a nice Sunday afternoon. Seurat uses space‚ texture and colour to show ordinary people in the park in an artistic
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Georges Seurat’s most commemorated painting‚ A Sunday on La Grande Jatte-1884‚ deemed him the father of Pointillism and Neo-Impressionism. As a French post-impressionist artist‚ he was noted for his innovative style and painting techniques. Seurat’s artistic personality was very disparate when compared to his counterparts of the post-impressionist era. Other artists of that time period‚ such as Paul Cézanne or Henri Rousseau painted what may be considered more traditional art at that time‚ using
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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte‚ 1884 Georges Seurat A Sunday on La Grande Jatte medium’s is an oil on canvas artwork painted by Georges Seurat for two years. His technique is basically painterly. It depicts realistic experiences of people at that time while having a relaxing Sunday in a suburban park in an island in Seine River. For some‚ it is as if Seurat wanted the ‘characters’ in his work to parade in nature. The elements that are highlighted in the painting are texture‚ value‚ and color. Georges
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In Seurat’s painting‚ A Sunday on La Grande Jatte‚ he does a fantastic job depicting people resting and relaxing in a park on an island. The families within the painting seem to be enjoying the scenery around them. One of the key aspects of the painting besides the color contrast is the river that is located on the island. The river is also known as the Seine River. From observing the painting by every detail visible‚ I can see that the painting was created during the older times because of the choice
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“A Sunday on La Grande Jatte” had a style that‚ once I took a closer look‚ surprised me somewhat. The painting seems to be made with many dots. It’s very impressive that the artist took the time and had the talent to use dots in such a way. Of course‚ it may have been the type of brush he used‚ or it is a painting technique that I do not yet know‚ but it certainly adds to the feel of the painting. I was also curious about the border of the painting. Rather than not have a border or having a simple
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Seurat’s Sunday Afternoon On a sunny afternoon in 19th century Paris‚ France‚ a young Frenchman seated himself on a patch of grass‚ overlooking the sprightly island of la Grande Jatte. Georges-Pierre Seurat recorded his meticulous observations of the soothing‚ riverside landscape with a simple pencil and sketchpad. Yet‚ he was unaware that those sketches would be the preliminary steps towards his crowning achievement. By applying unique painting techniques to create tranquility‚ ironically combining
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The Influences behind A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte The story of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte begins in the 1880s as the world was experiencing an era of change. France had begun to experience the damage of the Long Recession‚ monumental inventions were created‚ and new forms of art were on the rise. These events included the invention of the bicycle‚ the start of Coca Cola‚ Jewish refugees flooding in from Russia‚ operas such as Manon gained popularity
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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte was painted by a French Impressionist painter called George-Pierre Seurat. He is known for his innovative painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism. The painting Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte altered the direction of modern art by initiating Neo impressionism‚ and is one of the icons in the 19th century. George-Pierre Seurat painted Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte through the summer of 1884-1886
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