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By Georges Seurat (1859-1891), in the Art Institute of Chicago
A stunning, framed replica on artists' grade canvas
Employing “pointillism,“ Seurat placed tiny dots side by side to produce a greater luminosity than if the colors had been mixed together. His technique finds brilliance in this 1886 work, where light, air, people ,and landscape sparkle with precise, pure color and come to life through myriad points of light. Our authentic stretched canvas replica captures the original painting's texture, depth of color, and hand-applied brushstrokes. Our imported, raised bead, brass-toned hardwood frame features a solid brass museum plate etched with the title and artist's name.
Medium: 14"Wx11"H. 10 lbs.
Large: 32"Wx23"H. 30 lbs.
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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte: Classic Art Reproduction (Medium) |
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$129.00
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This item will be custom made for you. Materials required for the creation of your item are in stock. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery!
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Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte: Classic Art Reproduction (Large) |
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$299.00
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This item will be custom made for you. Materials required for the creation of your item are in stock. Please allow 3-4 weeks for delivery!
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 Georges Seurat (1859-1891)
Georges Seurat founded the 19th-century French school of Neo-Impressionism, whose technique for portraying the play of light using tiny brushstrokes of contrasting colors became known as Pointillism. Seurat paintings were huge compositions with tiny, detached strokes of pure color to small to be distinguished when looking at the entire work. Yet, Seurat paintings, such as his most well known, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, shimmer with brilliance.
Georges Seurat was born into a well-to-do Parisian family. After attending the cole des Beaux-Arts and Brest Military Academy, Seurat returned to Paris in 1880 to seriously pursue a painting career. Seurat s first painting was rejected by the Paris Salon, causing Seurat to turn away from such establishments, and aligning himself with the independent community of artists in Paris. Here, Seurat found camaraderie and shared his ideas about Pointillism. He began working on his masterpiece, Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, in 1884. This ten-foot wide Pointillism-style painting took two years to complete.
Seurat paintings used color and scientific theory to convey harmony and emotion. Seurat theorized that the scientific application of color was like any other natural law, and he was driven to prove this conjecture. He was convinved that this scientific knowledge of optics and colors would revolutionize the language of art, a language Seurat called Chromoluminarism. In essence, Suerat believed that balanced colors and horizontal lines conveyed calm, while dark colors and vertical lines gave off sad and angry emotions. His ideas on the relationship between art and science, as well as the introduction and mastering of Pointillism, secured Seur - more info |
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