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Georges Seurat Pointillism - 4th grade . Georges Seurat (1859-1891) Georges Seurat was French painter who founded a painting style called POINTILLISM . He is famous for using little dots of pure bright color to paint. When viewed from a distance, the eye mixes the colors together.
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Georges Seurat Pointillism - 4th grade
Georges Seurat (1859-1891) Georges Seurat was French painter who founded a painting style called POINTILLISM. He is famous for using little dots of pure bright color to paint. When viewed from a distance, the eye mixes the colors together. ************************************************************** ‘Seurat’ rhymes with ‘dot’!
What is Pointillism? Pointillism is a technique of painting in which a lot of tiny dots are combined to form a picture. ‘Eiffel Tower’ Close up view of ‘Eiffel Tower’
The Circus, 1891 by Seurat. This is a close up of the rider’s leg.
“Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”, 1886 This painting covers a wall, has 3,456,000 dots, and took two years to paint!