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Seurat was the innovator of pointillism as a style of painting. His most famous works include Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (French: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Ile de la Grand Jatte), famous for its revolutionary use of color, in a technique he called Chromo-luminarism .
He studied at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts in 1878 and 1879. While at the institute, the young Seurat was inspired by the works of Rembrandt and Francisco de Goya.
After a year of military service at Brest military academy, Seurat returned to Paris in 1880. He started off sharing a confined studio on the Left Bank with two student friends before moving to a studio of his own. For the next two years, he devoted himself to mastering the art of black and white drawing. He spent 1883Events January January 16 The Pendleton Civil Service Reform Act, establishing the United States Civil service, is passed January 19 The first electric lighting system employing overhead wires begins service ( Roselle, New Jersey) It was built by Thomas E on a huge canvas, Bathing at Asnieres, his first major painting.
He later moved away from Boulevard de Clichy to a quieter studio nearby, where secretly he lived with a young model, Madeleine Knobloch . In February 1890Events January 2 Alice Sanger becomes the first female staffer for the U. White House. January 25 The United Mine Workers of America is founded. January 25 Nellie Bly completes her round-the-world journey in 72 days. March 1 Leon Bourgeois succeeds Ernest, she gave birth to his son. It was not until two days before his death that he introduced his young family to his mother.
He died at the age of 31 of diphtheriaThe clinical case definition of diphtheria is: An upper respiratory tract illness characterized by sore throat, low-grade fever, and an adherent membrane of the tonsil(s), pharynx, and/or nose. A milder form of diphtheria can also effect the skin. Diphthe.
Today, a painting by Georges Seurat can sell for over $50 million.
Seurat was interred in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.