Tag: Seurat

Parade de cirque (1887-1888)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Parade de cirque (Circus Sideshow) 1887–1888 Oil on canvas, 99.7 x 149.9 cm Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York At the Salon des Indépendants in 1888 Seurat demonstrated the versatility of his technique by exhibiting Circus Sideshow,…

Les Poseuses (1886-1888)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Les Poseuses (The Models) 1886–1888 Oil on canvas, 200 x 249.9 cm Barnes Foundation, Philadelphia In this scene set inside the artist’s studio, Seurat depicts models posing in front of A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884 (1884–86;…

Une baignade à Asnières (1884)

Seurat, Georges (1859-1891) Une baignade à Asnières (Bathers at Asnières) 1884 Oil on canvas, 201 × 300 cm National Gallery, London This large picture was Seurat’s first major composition, painted when he had not yet turned 25. He intended it…

Cimetière du Père Lachaise (Paris)

Established: 1804 Location: 16 Rue du Repos, 75020 Paris Website: https://pere-lachaise.com/ Burials: • Apollinaire, Guillaume (1880-1918) • Avril, Jane (1868-1943) • Balzac, Honoré de (1799-1850) • Beaumarchais, Pierre-Augustin Caron de (1732-1799) • Bellini, Vincenzo (1801-1835) • Bernhardt, Sarah (1844-1923) • Bizet, Georges (1838-1875) •…

Georges Seurat

(1859–1891) Georges-Pierre Seurat The artist’s works: Herbeux berge de rivière 1881–1882 Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas Le coucher du soleil c.1881 Bristol Museum & Art Gallery, Bristol Le moissonneur 1881–1882 Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Le jardinier 1882–1883 Metropolitan Museum…

Honfleur (France)

Honfleur in Art: Boudin, Eugène (1824-1898) Bord de mer, Port de Honfleur c.1860 Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago     Corot, Camille (1796-1875) Honfleur 1830 Rhode Island School of Design, Providence     Monet, Claude (1840-1926) La Rue de la Bavole à Honfleur 1864…