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Pointillism c. 1880-1900
Macy Fout
Georges Seurat• Founder of Pointillism • Started in Paris, France during the 19th
century • Georges Seurat was also the founder of the
French school of Neo-Impresssionism. • Leader in the neo-impressionist movement of
the 19th century• Spent his life studying color theories and the
effects of different linear structures
Timeline
• Before Pointillism came Neo-Impressionism
• After Pointillism came Italian Divisionism
Pointillism
• The technique for portraying the play of light using tiny brushstrokes of contrasting colors. • Uses small dots or strokes of contrasting
color to create subtle changes in form. •Most pointillism works of art are paintings. • Led to influence Neo-Impressionism, Pop
Art, and Chromoluminarism.
Artists
• Georges Seurat • Paul Signac • Vincent van Gogh • Henri-Edmund Cross• Charles Angrand • Camille Pissarro
4 Characteristics
• Small brushstrokes • Dots/Points • Contrasting colors • Play of light
Georges Seurat, 1884, France, La Grande Jette, oil, canvas
Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Georges Seurat, 1884-1886.
Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887,
Paul Signac, Femmes au Puits, 1892,
The Eiffel Tower (1889) Fine Art Museum of San Francisco
View of Fort Samson, Grandcamp1885 (130 Kb); Oil on canvas, 25 5/8 x 32 in; The Hermitage, St. Petersburg; Formerly Collection of Bernhard Koehler, Berlin
Georges Seurat Woman Powdering Herself 1889
The Pont Neuf, ca. 1912–14Hippolyte Petitjean (French, 1854–1929)Watercolor and gouache on paper 9 7/8 x 7 1/2 in. (250 x 190 cm)Robert Lehman Collection, 1975 (1975.1.681)
The Church at Eragny, Camille Pissarro, 1884. The Walters Art Museum.
Signac, Paul - 1886 Portrait of Felix Feneon
Maximilien Luce, Morning, Interior, 1890, using pointillist technique.
Paul Signac, Sunday, 1888-1890
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