Georges Seurat
French, 1859–1891
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Georges Seurat was a founder of Post-Impressionism, a movement that arose in France between 1886 and 1906. Seurat rejected the spontaneity of Impressionism in favor of a more methodical technique grounded in science and the study of optics, known as
High auction record
US$34.1m, Christie's, 2018
Notable works
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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886
Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887–1888
Champs à Barbizon (Field in Barbizon), ca. 1882US$395,000
Le mouillage à Grandcamp, ca. 1885Contact for Price
Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, 1888Permanent collection
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884, 1884 -86
Le cirque (The Circus), 1890-1891
Le mouillage à Grandcamp, ca. 1885Contact for Price
The Lighthouse at Honfleur, 1886Permanent collection
The Channel of Gravelines, Petit Fort Philippe, 1890Permanent collection
Career highlights
Solo show at a major institution
Schirn Kunsthalle Frankfurt
Group show at a major institution
Centre Pompidou, and 4 more
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 4 more
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale National Pavilion, and 2 more
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Works for sale
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- Georges SeuratChamps à Barbizon (Field in Barbizon), ca. 1882US$395,000
- Georges SeuratLe mouillage à Grandcamp, ca. 1885Contact for Price
- Georges SeuratLe mouillage à Grandcamp, ca. 1885Contact for Price
Georges SeuratThe National Gallery(London), Painting in Focus, 13 May until 27 June 1976, Seurat's Bathers, Asnieres and the Crisis of Impressionism Poster, 1976US$850
Georges SeuratSunday Afternoon On The Island Of La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886, 21st Century£1,440- Georges SeuratA Sunday on La Grande Jatte, 1884-1886
Georges SeuratPoseuse de face (Model, Front View), 1887
Georges SeuratLa Grève du Bas Butin, Honfleur, 1886
Georges SeuratReclining Man (Study for “Une baignade, Asnières”), 1883/84- Georges SeuratLe cirque (The Circus), 1890-1891
Georges SeuratSidewalk Show, 1883-1884
Georges SeuratThe Stone Breakerr, 1882- Georges SeuratA Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884, 1884 -86
Georges SeuratBathers at Asnières, 1884
Georges SeuratStudy for "La Grande Jatte" , 1884- Georges SeuratCircus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887–1888
Georges SeuratStudy for "Poseuses", 1886-87
Georges SeuratAman-Jean (Portrait of Edmond François Aman-Jean), 1882–1883
Georges SeuratUn Soir, Gravelines, 1890
Georges SeuratL'Homme à femmes, 1890Bidding closed
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