Georges Seurat, French
My First Impressions:
When I first look at this painting, I see a crowd of people sitting on a riverbank, probably in the summertime. The darkness under the trees contrasts with the bright sun, and the people in the shade seem to be more relaxed and the people in the sun are standing up and moving around, generally being more active.
What I've learned:
It's a painting of the island La Grande Jatte, which is on the Seine in Paris, France. On the island, there is a public garden. He mainly focused on the color and the light. He used a type of painting called pointillism, which is the combining of many little dots to create one large picture.
It is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/seurat/seurat_themes.html
My First Impressions:
When I first look at this painting, I see a crowd of people sitting on a riverbank, probably in the summertime. The darkness under the trees contrasts with the bright sun, and the people in the shade seem to be more relaxed and the people in the sun are standing up and moving around, generally being more active.
What I've learned:
It's a painting of the island La Grande Jatte, which is on the Seine in Paris, France. On the island, there is a public garden. He mainly focused on the color and the light. He used a type of painting called pointillism, which is the combining of many little dots to create one large picture.
It is on display at the Art Institute of Chicago.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunday_Afternoon_on_the_Island_of_La_Grande_Jatte
http://www.artic.edu/aic/exhibitions/seurat/seurat_themes.html
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