Composition in Georges Seurat La Grande Jatte

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Examination of the basic composition principles in George Seurat’s masterwork “A Sunday Afternoon on the Ile de la Grande Jatte”.

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Art Institute of Chicago
Gallery 240: European Painting and Sculpture

"A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"

by Georges Seurat

Georges Seurat - A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884-1886) Another Pleasant Valley Sunday? Seurat's Sunday on La Grande Jatte A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Seurat)