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GEORGES SEURAT

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A t::iJ1ItkrfoUy atm • .,.'c, dill/uJly ,","pautl pim'I"< of a "at',/ling

fair; ritb til< oil and g'" lamp "'h',ring til< gloom "I" rinu,-', rt"""'g

and ""'p,ing ,b, aIllJi",,, '" '<JI"' ""'pin ",,",aim""'!

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eorges Scun.t'. n.m< IS l'",c"c.iI}

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'pointillism', • ,lil1>Jonlst I'.mbng

method ,ha' he him>clf <::tiled 'ol"i<::tlp'in'ing',

S ..... "u .. "1< a N,,,-lmprC<S.ionist, \ \ r,th Sign""

and, carll' ("', Pi<s'm" he enpg<,1 in an anal}si<

of the 'tthniqu<:< """I bJ.. the Impn:S<.ic.,i,ts to

rq,,-(.Iutt: light and "~our.

S,·,m.t'. go.1 ,,"1<' It:.nnul. It:., the cn::tti<ln

of Iwninou s ",I(-.J' Un <::tm'as bl' p'inting d uts

of """ .... sting C(~uurs nen to one anothe,. The

elfccr ... as to he on<: of pun: mlo",. l>Ie,..bl

lit<Talll'on the ,etin. of the he!.:,ld,",,, nd n<" on

the p,i"o::,'< 11<Ile'tt:. It is n:a"'n.ble '0 ask ... hl'

an a"i,t sh(-.Jld ",el 'he cn"-,,uin' nf, fo(mula:

'he anSwe, could b.:: bel uf c<.Olfidcnce in

handling I" into or ".,. ,igid rr.ining ,h:tt "';':",s

an}'thing irregular (..-imp" I";\(,. 0, pern,ps.

like ("her highll' ,~sciplin,,1 l"intelS _ Dell:..

Fr~nce..,.,. POllssin and ,\ loMri"n. It:.,

ex:tmple _ Seur." ",Iished 'he inteliect ... 1

<·h,lIenge. Im'ed to wo,k 'scien,ifi<::tllr' and

'-"'ljo)'ed 'he bl><..-ious pn,":ss of I..-n" ing his

,heu,y. U n~mu,,:ttcll" it ,~dn't a"'mlll' work: :tt

l<::t,,, ro, as p",dico::d.

Ap'" frum "n in""nl~e'e gra,1' of existing

",lour ,h""ie<. Scura' 'nd Signac didn't

que,tion the puritl' Or n:hti", C(~our ",I .. e:< of

,he pigm'-"'lts th:tt they u",d. ' Inc 'L"<lI1t was ,..Jt

,he kllnino,i,l' ther h,d hoped ~,r. As Signac

.dmine.!: • ... ,"1 dots and gr'''::n ,kJts make an

'ggn:p'c which is gre)' and ",k, .. riess.'

Of mulSe. Scura,'s works arc n(" c"louriess.

bu, nO, '''' ther ",ini>()w brigh,. I"-,,e.d. all

, .... '" I"in,ukinglr apl~ied d uts I'mdu"",, the

I~eas:t nt ,;s"al smsation uf" ligh' P'" rll' hue.

0' g",in. which has hecome Scur:tt's

,~stingui,hing mark ,ner all.