Georges Seurat
Birthday December 2, 1859
Birth Sign Sagittarius
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About
Post-Impressionist painter and draftsman whose iconic work, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte," exemplified his pointillist style. His first major painting was titled "Bathers at Asnières." It portrayed a young man relaxing in a working-class suburb of France.
Before Fame
He was trained by the famed Henri Lehmann at the École des Beaux-Arts. His work heralded the beginning of the Neo-Impressionism and Pointillism movements.
Trivia
His most famous painting, 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte,' became the inspiration for the Broadway musical, 'Sunday in the Park with George,' by Stephen Sondheim. His work became very influential during the era of proto-Cubism in the early 20th century.
Family Life
He was born into a wealthy family to Antoine Chrysostome Seurat and Ernestine Faivre. He had a son named Pierre in 1890 with then-girlfriend Madeleine Knobloch.
Associated With
He and Paul Cezanne were both classified as Post-Impressionist painters.
