Special Sub-Topic: Georges-Pierre Seurat Authored by: SuperRo Sub-topic of: Art World Figures

Where was Seurat born?

Paris. Georges-Pierre Seurat was born on December 2, 1859 in paris. His father, Antoine-Chrysostome Seurat, was a property owner and spent most of his time away from home at his garden in La Raincy, where he and his gardener would hold their own Mass.

In 1875, Seurat began taking municipal drawing classes. Who was his teacher?

Justin Lequien. Like most artists, Seurat discovered that he could draw at a young age. Lequien had his students draw pictures of plaster casts of classical sculptures.

In 1878, Seurat was admitted into university. What was the name of the school?

Ecole des Beaux-Arts. He studied under the ultra-academic painter Henri Lehmann, who was a pupil of Ingres.

Who did Seurat study under at this school?

Henri Lehmann. Lehmann gave Seurat as formal an art education as any man could have.

What was Seurat's first major work to show the effects of his studies in optical theory?

Bathing at Asnieres. The Salon rejected it in 1884, leaving Seurat in search of a place to display his art.

Where did Seurat go for his year of mandatory military service?

Brest. There he drew scenes of oceans, beaches, and {boats;} these themes would resurface in his mature art.

Yes or no: Did the Salon accept Bathing at Asnieres?

n.

What did Seurat help to found?

Association des Artistes Independants. He helped to found this after the Salon rejected 'Bathing at Asnieres'.

He aided Seurat in refining some of his experimentation. Who was Seurat's colleague and considered to be his closest follower?

Signac. Signac was very interested in Seurat's techniques.

The winter of 1884 saw Seurat spending all of his time working on one large canvas. Which work was this?

A Sunday on La Grande Jatte.

What was the style of art that Seurat created?

Pointillism & Divisionism & Divisionalism & Pointillist & Divisionalist & Divisionist. It was first called Divisionism but is now called Pointillism. Technically, Divisionism is the theory and Pointillism is the technique, but people generally refer to Seurat's art as a whole as Pointillist.

Which work did Seurat NOT do?

La Boulangerie. La Parade is also known as The Side Show. The Circus was Seurat's great unfinished work (unfinished because he died while creating it).

Which was 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte' exhibited in?

the eighth and final Impessionists exhibition.

Who was Seurat's mistress?

Madeleine Knoblock. Jane Avril was a dancer at the Moulin Rouge who knew Henri Toulouse-Lautrec.

What did Seurat die of?

throat infection. His son died of the same infection a few days later.