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Seurat 1859 - 1891
Georges Seurat was at the forefront of the generation of painters which followed the Impressionists and whose work reflected the discoveries of Impressionism but marked a radical departure from it in the methods they used.
This volume includes a selection of twenty of the finest examples of the artist's work, carefully reproduced in miniature size.
This volume includes a selection of twenty of the finest examples of the artist's work, carefully reproduced in miniature size.
48 pages, Hardcover
First published April 21, 1994
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July 20, 2017
Ever since, as an impressionable teenager, I saw Georges Seurat's large size 'The Bathers at Asnieres' in the National Gallery I was fascinated by the artist's work. His pointillism techniques were different and the result was quite stunning.
This small volume reproduces 20 of his works in miniature with accompanying text and is a delight on the eye - if you are impressionable, that is!
I do like Seurat and for some reason, don't ask me why, I decided to read this for a second time. His work always fascinates me, even when reproduced in miniature. For instance, there is always something different to see in his masterpiece 'Sunday afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte' because even though the people are all static, it is such a large canvas and there seems to be so much activity going on.
Seurat was undoubtedly at the forefront of the generation of painters which followed the Impressionists and his use of the subtle effects of light was an obsession that he inherited from those Impressionists. It was the Impressionists' fourth exhibition that he attended that made such a big impact on him and by 1886 he was the acknowledged leader of the group of painters who were known as the neo-Impressionists.
Working on his own theories of colour he developed the technique of divisionism and pointillism, which was a technique that consists of dividing colours into pure pigments and juxtaposing tiny dots of pure colour which, if seen from the correct distance, are blended into the secondary tones by the eye of the viewer - all very complicated - but effective - indeed!
He was prevented from developing his ideas further by his early death, aged 31, but in his 10-year career he had at least accomplished the remarkable feat of creating an entirely new and self-contained system of painting. The 20 illustrations in the lovely little book show him off to perfection.
This small volume reproduces 20 of his works in miniature with accompanying text and is a delight on the eye - if you are impressionable, that is!
I do like Seurat and for some reason, don't ask me why, I decided to read this for a second time. His work always fascinates me, even when reproduced in miniature. For instance, there is always something different to see in his masterpiece 'Sunday afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte' because even though the people are all static, it is such a large canvas and there seems to be so much activity going on.
Seurat was undoubtedly at the forefront of the generation of painters which followed the Impressionists and his use of the subtle effects of light was an obsession that he inherited from those Impressionists. It was the Impressionists' fourth exhibition that he attended that made such a big impact on him and by 1886 he was the acknowledged leader of the group of painters who were known as the neo-Impressionists.
Working on his own theories of colour he developed the technique of divisionism and pointillism, which was a technique that consists of dividing colours into pure pigments and juxtaposing tiny dots of pure colour which, if seen from the correct distance, are blended into the secondary tones by the eye of the viewer - all very complicated - but effective - indeed!
He was prevented from developing his ideas further by his early death, aged 31, but in his 10-year career he had at least accomplished the remarkable feat of creating an entirely new and self-contained system of painting. The 20 illustrations in the lovely little book show him off to perfection.
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