Study of Figures for A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
1884 National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C.
About this artwork
This oil study on canvas displays the preliminary color and composition work for Seurat's iconic masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. It captures the silhouettes of two women in a park-like setting.
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This work is a vital study for Seurat's monumental masterpiece, which took two years to complete. The figures depicted here were later incorporated into the larger work, showing his meticulous process of planning the complex optical color effects that defined his revolutionary style.
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Study of Figures for A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat, 1884
