Georges Seurat (1859-1891)

Georges-Pierre Seurat was a French🎨 post-Impressionist artist.

He is best known for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism as well as pointillism.

While less famous than his paintings, his conté crayon drawings have also garnered a great deal of critical appreciation.

Born: December 2, 1859, Paris, France;

Died: March 29, 1891, Paris, France;

On view: The Museum of Modern Art;

Periods: Pointillism🎨, Post-Impressionism, Impressionism, Modern art, Neo-Impressionism, Neoclassicism, Divisionism;

Associated periods or movements: Divisionism, Pointillism;

Education: National School of Fine Arts;

Known for: Painting.

Georges Seurat è stato un pittore Francese🎨, pioniere del movimento Puntinista🎨.

Nascita: 2 dicembre 1859, Parigi, Francia;

Decesso: 29 marzo 1891, Parigi, Francia;

Luogo di esposizione: Museum of Modern Art;

Periodi: Puntinismo, Post-impressionismo, Impressionismo, Arte moderna, Neo-impressionismo, Neoclassicismo, Divisionismo;

Noto per: Pittura;

Figli: Pierre-Georges Seurat;

Seguace: Paul Signac, Gino Severini, Georges Lemmen, Henry van de Velde, Carlos Cruz-Diez, Helen Berman.