Full Name | Georges-Pierre Seurat |
Birth | 2 December 1859, Paris, France |
Death | 29 March 1891 (aged 31), Paris, France |
Known For | Painting |
Notable Works | A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Bathers at Asnières |
Art Movements | Post-Impressionism, Neo-Impressionism, Pointillism |
Partner | Madeleine Knobloch |
Children | 2 |
Techniques | Chromoluminarism, Pointillism, Conté crayon drawings |
Early Education | École Municipale de Sculpture et Dessin, École des Beaux-Arts |
Teachers | Henri Lehmann |
Influences | Eugène Delacroix |
First Exhibited Work | Conté crayon drawing of Aman-Jean at the Salon in 1883 |
Major Work | A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884–1886) |
Family Background | Son of Antoine Chrysostome Seurat (father) and Ernestine Faivre (mother); had an older brother, Émile Augustin, and sister, Marie-Berthe |
Father’s Occupation | Former legal official and property speculator |
Artistic Style | Combined sensibility with logical abstraction and mathematical precision |
Impact on Art | Initiated Neo-Impressionism, altered the direction of modern art |
Residence | Moved several times in Paris, including living at 136 boulevard de Magenta and 16 rue de Chabrol |
Military Service | Completed a year of military service at the Brest Military Academy |