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Get to the point!George Seurat and Pointillism
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George Seurat1859-1891
Born in Paris, France
He was a very shy person and loved buying books
Developed the technique of pointillism
Pointillism?
Technique of painting
With it you can make a solid figure using tiny dots with two or more colors
From a distance colors mix together to make a new color
Optical Blending: process by which the eye perceives a single color that is actually a mixture of two or more different reflective colors.
Color Wheel
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La
Grande Jatte
1884–1886
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La
Grande Jatte
1884–1886
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Seurat did over 60 studies (pre paintings)
before paintings his masterpiece.