A Sunday on La Grande Jatte
Georges Seurat · 1884–1886
- Artist
- Georges Seurat
- Year
- 1884–1886
- Technique
- oil on canvas
- Movement
- Post-Impressionism
- Location
- Art Institute of Chicago, Chicago
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About this image
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What Post-Impressionism is
When and how "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" was painted
"A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" is a work by Georges Seurat, made in 1884–1886 — more than 142 years ago — using oil on canvas, associated with Post-Impressionism.
The original of "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" is on display today at the Art Institute of Chicago, in Chicago (Estados Unidos), and the image on this page is a public-domain photographic reproduction of that same painting, not a photo of the venue.
Why "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" is considered significant
"A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" regularly appears on lists of the world's most famous paintings for representing Post-Impressionism of the 19th century well, and for having influenced generations of artists after Georges Seurat.
This site covers only this one work by Georges Seurat; the artist's own page has the full biographical context.
Glossário: os termos desta página
Public domain
A work whose copyright protection has expired — usually decades after the author's death, the exact term varies by country — so it can be freely reproduced, including on an ad-supported site.
Oil on canvas
A painting technique using pigment mixed with a drying oil (such as linseed oil), applied to a linen or cotton canvas stretched over a frame.
Pointillism
A technique that builds an image out of thousands of small dots of pure colour, which the eye blends from a distance — developed by Georges Seurat.
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