George Seurat – Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte
December 7, 2009
George Seurat‘s “Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte” (1884)
Current Location: Art Institute of Chicago
FACT OF THE DAY: George Seurat actually painted this on Thursday morning…
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loved this one x
perfect
Brilliant! Cam’s my fave.
This painting to him two years to complete! Maybe he finished it on a Thursday afternoon, but it was not “actually painted on a Thursday morning…” Most people know this, but evidently not everyone …
Brian Buck
Master of Pointillism
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In the tradition of great literary prose, might I say “duh.”