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George Seurat – Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte

December 7, 2009

Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte
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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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5 Comments leave one →
  1. lee permalink
    December 7, 2009 8:28 am

    loved this one x

  2. McCann permalink
    December 7, 2009 11:59 am

    perfect

  3. December 7, 2009 10:34 pm

    Brilliant! Cam’s my fave.

  4. January 21, 2010 12:43 pm

    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
    http://www.iserv.net/~spif2/

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