Architectural Motifs: Four Rinceaux
Georges Seurat
ca. 1875
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
12 1/2 x 19 3/16 in. (31.7 x 48.7 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 1984
Accession Number
1984.1057.1
Tags
OrnamentFlowersLeaves
About the Artist
Georges Seurat · 1859–1891
Georges Seurat (1859-1891) was the founder of Neo-Impressionism and the inventor of Pointillism, a revolutionary technique that transformed how artists understand and apply color. In a tragically brief career cut short at age 31, Seurat produced only seven monumental paintings, yet his systematic application of color theory fundamentally altered the direction of modern art. Born in Paris to a pro...