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Quick facts for kids Georges Seurat | |
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Seurat in 1888 | |
| Born | Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-12-02)2 December 1859 Paris, France |
| Died | 29 March 1891(1891-03-29) (aged 31) Paris, France |
| Nationality | French |
| Known for | Painting |
Notable work | A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Bathers at Asnières List of paintings |
| Movement | Post-Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Pointillism |
| Partner(s) | Madeleine Knobloch |
Georges Pierre Seurat ( sur-AH-,_---əSUU-rah 2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist artist.
His scientific ideas about colour then led him to develop a different painting technique. He painted in tiny dots of colour, with the theory that the viewer's eye would mix them. This technique is called "pointillism". He also used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough surfac