Étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières” (c.1883-1884)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891)

Étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières” (Study for “Bathers at Asnières”)
c.18831884
Oil on wood panel, 32 x 41 x 5 cm
Cleveland Museum of ArtCleveland

Seurat’s approach to painting differed greatly from the Impressionist painters who worked outdoors in plein-air. In contrast, he worked in the studio preparing his compositions from drawings and preparatory studies. This oil sketch is one of many preparatory studies Seurat made for his monumental painting Bathers at Asnières (1883-84), depicting men leisurely bathing in the Seine near an industrial suburb of Paris. Seurat borrowed the brilliant colors of Impressionism to suggest outdoor light, but added structure by emphasizing basic geometric shapes and firm outlines. As a leader of the movement to reform Impressionism, his style became known as Neo-Impressionism. (CMA)

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Seurat, Georges (1859-1891)
Baigneurs, étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières”
18831884
National Gallery of ArtWashington

 

 

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891)
Cheval et barques, étude pour “Une baignade à Asnières”
18831884
National Gallery of ArtWashington

 

 

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891)
Une baignade à Asnières
1884
National GalleryLondon

 

 

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891)
Vêtements sur l’herbe
1883
Tate BritainLondon

 

 

See also:

• Asnières-sur-Seine (France)