View of the Seine
Georges Seurat
1882–83
Medium
Oil on wood
Dimensions
6 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (15.9 x 24.8 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Mabel Choate, in memory of her father, Joseph Hodges Choate, 1958
Accession Number
59.16.5
Tags
ParisRiversBoats
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...