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Painter
Born: December 2, 1859, Paris, France
Died: March 29, 1891, Paris, France
Education: École nationale supérieure des Beaux-Arts
Periods: Pointillism, Divisionism, Post-Impressionism, Modern art, Neo-impressionism
Artwork
Georges-Pierre Seurat was a French Post-Impressionist painter and draftsman. He is noted for his innovative use of drawing media and for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism.
Georges Seurat – A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte. 1884-1886. The Art Institute of Chicago.
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