Port-en-Bessin, outer harbour, high tide
1888 Musée d'Orsay
About this artwork
This oil on canvas depicts the coastal village of Port-en-Bessin in Normandy, rendered through the artist's signature technique of small, distinct dots of color. It is part of a series of seascapes Seurat painted during a summer trip to the English Channel.
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Seurat spent the summer of 1888 in the small fishing village of Port-en-Bessin, where he produced a series of six paintings capturing the harbor at various times of day. His systematic approach to color and light—applying tiny dots of pigment directly onto the canvas—was an attempt to harmonize scientific color theory with the traditional beauty of the French landscape.
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Port-en-Bessin, outer harbour, high tide
Georges Seurat, 1888
