1. Washington Art Smart Grade 4
Pointillism
Washington Art Smart
Grade 4
Seine Grande Jatte
By Georges Seurat

2. A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884 Georges Seurat

5. Quotes from Georges Seurat
“Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science.”
“Originality depends only on the character of the drawing and the vision peculiar to each artist.”

6. The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
Georges Seurat, 1888
French
(31 years)
The Eiffel Tower, 1889.
The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco

7. Optical Mixing:
When one looks at two small amounts of different colors laid down side by side, the two appear to create a different color.

9. Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, 1888, Georges Seurat, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.

10. Bathers at Asnières, 1884 Georges Seurat, The National Gallery, London

11. Georges Seurat Study for Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp

12. Example of pointillism painting.