Sunday, February 27, 2011

Georges Seurat - The Seine Seen From La Grande Jatte [1888]


This study formed the basis for a larger canvas now in the Musées Royaux des Beaux-Arts, Brussels. Painted on a white surface, the colours are particularly light and brilliant. Seurat made several adjustments to the composition: the curve of the island was lowered at the bottom right and traces of a yacht are visible at the left.

[Oil on wood, 15.7 x 25 cm]

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