Georges Seurat

(French, 1859–1891)

Room Paintings holds 29 paintings by Georges Seurat, from the National Gallery of Art, The Met, the Art Institute of Chicago and the Cleveland Museum of Art. They date from 1878 to 1890. We file most of them under Neo-Impressionism (Pointillism), and some under Impressionism and Post-Impressionism. The most common subjects are landscapes, men and beaches. 24 of them suit a room in our lists, most often the living room and apartment or dorm.

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Large painting of people in a crowded park, brushstrokes are dots.

Georges Seurat A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884, 1884–86, border added 1888–89 Art Institute of Chicago

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), Georges Seurat, 1887–88, oil on canvas

Georges Seurat Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), 1887–88 The Met

The Gardener, Georges Seurat, 1882–83, oil on wood

Georges Seurat The Gardener, 1882–83 The Met

Gray Weather, Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, ca. 1886–88, oil on canvas

Georges Seurat Gray Weather, Grande Jatte, ca. 1886–88 The Met

This horizontal, rectangular painting is created entirely with dots and touches of sky and royal blue, butter and sunshine yellow, and spring green.

Georges Seurat Seascape (Gravelines), 1890 National Gallery of Art

Green hills roll back to a turquoise-blue sea in this almost square painting. The scene is built with layers of small dots in lavender, lilac, cool blue, warm green, yellow, and peach.

Georges Seurat Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy, 1888 National Gallery of Art

Painted entirely with small dots of pure color mostly in slate and azure blue, olive green, and cream white, this scene shows a sandy beach stretching to a lighthouse at the center and a four-story building to our right in this horizontal…

Georges Seurat The Lighthouse at Honfleur, 1886 National Gallery of Art

The painting features a large gray watering can in the bottom right corner, set against a lush garden background. Bushes on the right side are speckled with dots of pink, yellow, blue, orange, and purple, suggesting flowers.

Georges Seurat The Watering Can - Garden at Le Raincy, c. 1883 National Gallery of Art

Heavy daubs of pigment form a crowded scene of roughly defined, finely dressed individuals in a brightly color park along a riverbank.

Georges Seurat Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884", 1884 Art Institute of Chicago

Landscape at Saint-Ouen, Georges Seurat, 1878 or 1879, oil on wood, mounted on wood

Georges Seurat Landscape at Saint-Ouen, 1878 or 1879 The Met

View of the Seine, Georges Seurat, 1882–83, oil on wood

Georges Seurat View of the Seine, 1882–83 The Met

Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", Georges Seurat, 1884, oil on wood

Georges Seurat Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte", 1884 The Met

This painting shows an expansive green and yellow grassland under a textured blue and white sky. The horizon line is high, separating the fields and clouds with a thin line of dark trees and small white buildings.

Georges Seurat A Summer Landscape, 1883 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a scene with several people spaced out across a grassy expanse. The horizon is high in the painting, lined with white structures with red roofs and green trees.

Georges Seurat Figures in a Landscape, c. 1883 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a landscape with several haystacks in the center, arranged in a line that cuts diagonally across a green field from left to right.

Georges Seurat Haystacks, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

This horizontal landscape is painted with dots and dashes in fresh green, shimmering blue, amethyst purple, shell pink, pale yellow, and cream white against the brown wood of the panel, which is visible throughout.

Georges Seurat Study for "La Grande Jatte", 1884/1885 National Gallery of Art

This painting shows a person bent over, working the land outdoors. The person is in the center of the painting, surrounded by green grass and dark trees. The sky is not visible. In the bottom left corner, there is a section of brown earth.

Georges Seurat Man with a Hoe, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

The Forest at Pontaubert, Georges Seurat, 1881, oil on canvas

Georges Seurat The Forest at Pontaubert, 1881 The Met

This painting shows a person in an agricultural setting. The background is made of horizontal bands of browns and greens, painted in short, overlapping strokes.

Georges Seurat Peasant with a Hoe, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

In this painting, short, angular brushstrokes suggest a person in motion. The person is bent over, facing the left, raising a large, thin object over one shoulder.

Georges Seurat The Stone Breaker, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

The Mower, Georges Seurat, 1881–82, oil on wood

Georges Seurat The Mower, 1881–82 The Met

In this painting, thick, overlapping strokes of paint create the blurred image of people standing and sitting on grass. In the center, two people in pink and dark purple appear to sit on the green ground, facing the left.

Georges Seurat Study of Figures for "La Grande Jatte", 1884/1885 National Gallery of Art

A Man Leaning on a Parapet, Georges Seurat, ca. 1881, oil on wood

Georges Seurat A Man Leaning on a Parapet, ca. 1881 The Met

Two loosely painted people stand side by side in a field as they rake with their backs to us in this horizontal painting. The brushstrokes are soft and textured, and the details are loosely rendered, giving the scene a hazy appearance.

Georges Seurat Haymakers at Montfermeil, c. 1882 National Gallery of Art

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Our room, color and style lists leave these out. They are public domain like the rest.

Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières", Georges Seurat, 1883, oil on panel

Georges Seurat Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières", 1883 Art Institute of Chicago

Study for "Bathers at Asnières", Georges Seurat, c. 1883–84, oil on wood panel

Georges Seurat Study for "Bathers at Asnières", c. 1883–84 Cleveland Museum of Art

A grassy riverbank cuts across the lower left corner of this painting, in front of a river that fills most of this horizonal landscape.

Georges Seurat Bathers (Study for "Bathers at Asnières"), 1883/1884 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a riverbank scene. Nearest to us, three people sit on the grassy slope that leads down to the light blue water, facing the right.

Georges Seurat Horse and Boats (Study for "Bathers at Asnières"), 1883/1884 National Gallery of Art

This painting depicts a scene by the water. Closest to us, a pile of objects sits on a grassy bank.

Georges Seurat The Seine with Clothing on the Bank (Study for "Bathers at Asnières"), 1883/1884 National Gallery of Art

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