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Georges Seurat, artist
French, 1859 - 1891
Soldier and Figures, Brest Notebook, 1880
graphite and colored pencils on white wove paper
14.9 x 23.7 cm
Bequest of Henry S. Williams in memory of his great-uncle, H.K.S. Williams 1985.2.48

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Artist Biography: Painter, founder of the 19th-century French school of Neo-Impressionism. Technique for portraying the play of light used tiny brushstrokes of contrasting colors and became known as Pointillism. Using this techique,~he created huge compositions with tiny, detached strokes of pure color too small to be distinguished when looking at the entire work but making his paintings shimmer with brilliance. Works in this style include "Une Baignade, AsniËres" (1883-84) and "Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (1884-86).

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Notebook Brest Figures and Soldier K H uncle great his memory Williams S Henry Bequest Europe France Drawing paper wove white pencils colored graphite Georges Seurat French 6103165101740075 A000323 1985.2.48 AFGA