The Forest at Pontaubert
Georges Seurat
1881
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
31 1/8 x 24 5/8 in. (79.1 x 62.5 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Gift of Raymonde Paul, in memory of her brother, C. Michael Paul, by exchange, 1985
Accession Number
1985.237
Tags
TreesForests
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...