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Bathers at Asnières, (Une Baignade, Asnieres) - 1884. by Georges Seurat. Georges-Pierre Seurat (December 2, 1859 - March 29, 1891) was the founder of Neoimpressionism. His large work Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is one of the icons of the 19th century painting.. This painting was the first of Seurat's large-scale compositions. He drew conté crayon studies for individual figures using live models, and made small oil sketches on site which he used to help design the composition and record effects of light and atmosphere. The final composition, painted in the studio, combines information from both. . ©TopFoto
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Bathers at Asnières, (Une Baignade, Asnieres) - 1884. by Georges Seurat. Georges-Pierre Seurat (December 2, 1859 - March 29, 1891) was the founder of Neoimpressionism. His large work Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte is one of the icons of the 19th century painting.. This painting was the first of Seurat's large-scale compositions. He drew conté crayon studies for individual figures using live models, and made small oil sketches on site which he used to help design the composition and record effects of light and atmosphere. The final composition, painted in the studio, combines information from both. ©TopFoto