Georges Seurat 1859-1891 He is considered a Neo-Impressionist. His work is sometimes called Pointillism—but this term really reflects the way his work appears once it has been created. Divisionism was the term Seurat preferred because this term reflects the color theories that he was pursuing. Chevreul’s Law: the law of the simultaneous contrast of colors. Adjacent objects not only exchange reflections of their own colors but create in each other reactions complementary to their own. In a yellow object set beside a red one, a practiced eye will see a trace of green, the complementary of red.

Complementary Colors

Seurat’s compositions have a frieze-like quality; figures appears to be frozen in space. Below is a frieze that depicts a procession; what is the title of the work of which this frieze is a part?

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte Georges Seurat A Sunday on La Grande Jatte 1884 Georges Seurat A Sunday on La Grande Jatte 1884

Georges Seurat Bathers at Asnieres 1884 Georges Seurat

Georges Seurat Circus Sideshow 1887-88

Georges Seurat Model from Behind 1887 Georges Seurat Model from Behind

Georges Seurat Le Chahut 1889-1890 Georges Seurat Le Chahut 1889-1890

Georges Seurat The Circus 1891

Georges Seurat The Effiel Tower 1889 Georges Seurat The Effiel Tower