WALKING. Study for 'Sunday afternoon on the Ile de La Grande-Jatte'
1884-1885 Lady Keynes Collection, Tilton, Sussex
About this artwork
This oil painting is a preparatory study for Georges Seurat's iconic work, "A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte." It depicts figures walking in a park, rendered with the artist's characteristic pointillist brushwork.
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Georges Seurat was known for his rigorous and scientific approach to painting, meticulously planning his compositions. This study is one of many he created for his masterpiece "A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte," demonstrating his careful exploration of color theory and the optical mixing of pigments to achieve luminosity. It reveals the artist's painstaking process in developing his revolutionary Pointillist technique.
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WALKING. Study for 'Sunday afternoon on the Ile de La Grande-Jatte'
Georges Seurat, 1884-1885
