Georges Seurat
Subtitle: The Drawings
Publisher: The Museum of Modern Art, New York; Museum of Modern Art; Distributed in the U.S. and Canada by D.A.P., Distributed Art Publishers
Published: November 1, 2007
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 272
ISBN-13: 9780870707179
Subjects: Drawing & drawings; History of art & design styles: c 1800 to c 1900; Individual artists; c 1800 to c 1900; Drawing By Individual Artists; Individual Painters - 19th Century; Art; Art & Art Instruction; France; Individual Artist; Art / Individual Artist; Techniques - Drawing; Techniques - Painting
Description: "Once described as "the most beautiful painter's drawings in existence," Georges Seurat's mysterious and radiant works on paper played a crucial role in his career. Though Seurat is most often remembered as the inventor of pointillism and for paintings like Un Dimanche a la Grande Jatte, his incomparable drawings are among his - and modernism's - greatest achievements. Working primarily with conte crayon on paper, Seurat explored the Parisian metropolis and its environs, abstracted figures, spaces, and structures, and dramatized the relationship between light and shadow, creating a distinct body of work that is a touchstone for art the twentieth century and today." "Accompanying the first exhibition in almost twenty-five years to focus exclusively on Seurat's drawings, this volume surveys the artist's entire oeuvre - from his academic training and the emergence of his unique methods to the studies made for his monumental canvases. Distinguished writers present important new research on Seurat's artistic strategies, materials, and themes."--Jacket.