Artist Study:

Georges Seurat

1859 - 1891

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Books About Georges Seurat That We Love:

Katie's Sunday Afternoon by James Mayhew

Sunday with Seurat by Julie Merburg

Georges Seurat by Mike Venezia

Impressionism:13 Artists You Should Know by Florian Heine

Georges Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist. He is best known for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism as well as pointillism. Scan our QR Code to learn more about him, and his art work, as well as read the suggested books.

Art Project: Eiffel Tower Dot Painting

With your artwork today we will create our own inspired dot painting of the Eiffel Tower, similar to how Georges did!

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Enjoy his most famous painting below:

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte


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