Sunday 18 March 2012

Georges Seurat - part 3

Georges Seurat by Maximilien Luce 1889

This is part 3 of a 4-part post on the works of the French artist Georges Seurat (1859 – 1891). Seurat, along with fellow artist Paul Signac originated the influential theory and practice of neo-impressionism, and is noted for his creation of the pointillist technique. For biographical notes on Seurat see part 1.


c1884 Woman Strolling 
conté crayon on Michallet paper 31.7 x 24.1 cm

1885 Boats, Low Tide, Grandcamp 
oil on canvas 65.4  x 81.6 cm

1885 Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp 
oil on canvas 66 x 82.5 cm

1885 Study for Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp 
oil on panel 15.6 x 24.5 cm

1885 The English Channel at Grandcamp 
oil on canvas 66 x 82.5 cm

1885 View of Fort Samson 
oil on canvas 65 x 81.5 cm

1885-6 Women at the Water's Edge 
oil on panel 15.7 x 25 cm

1885-86 Alfalfa Fields, Saint-Denis 
oil on canvas 64.1 x 81 cm

c1885 The Seine at Courbevoie 
oil on canvas 81.4 x 75.1 cm

1886 A Corner of the Harbour of Honfleur 
oil on canvas 79.4 x 62.9 cm

1886 End of the Jetty, Honfleur 
oil on canvas 45.7 x 55.2 cm

1886 Entrance to the Port of Honfleur 
oil on canvas 54 x 65 cm

1886 Evening, Honfleur 
oil on canvas 65.4 x 81.3 cm

1886 La Maria, Honfleur 
oil on canvas 52.7 x 63.5 cm

1886 Study for "Les Poseuses" 
conté crayon on laid paper 29.7 x 22.5 cm

1887-88 Les Poseuses 
oil on canvas 200 x 250.8 cm

 Three more works related to "Les Poseuses":


1887 Seated Model in Profile 
24 x 14.6 cm

1887 Standing Model 
26 x 17.2 cm

1887 Seated Model from Behind 
24.4 x 15.7 cm

1886 The Lighthouse at Honfleur 
oil on canvas 66.6 x 81.9 cm

1886 The Shore at Bas-Butin, Honfleur 
oil on canvas 64.4 x 81.9 cm

1886-87 Bridge at Courbevoie 
oil on canvas 46.4 x 55.3 cm 
© The Samuel Courtauld Trust, The Courtauld Gallery, London

1886-88 Grey Weather, Grande Jatte

1887 Still Life with Hat, Umbrella, and Clothes on a Chair 
conté crayon and gouache 31 x 23.7 cm

1887 Study for "Invitation to the Sideshow" 
oil on panel 16.5 x 26 cm

1888 Invitation to the Sideshow ( La Parade de Cirque ) 
oil on canvas 99.7 x 149.9 cm

1887-8 Café - Concert 
conté crayon and chalk on paper 31.4 x 23.6

1888 ( Port-en-Bessin ) 
oil on canvas 65.1 x 80.9 cm


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