a sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte georges seurat

a sunday afternoon on the island of la grande jatte georges seuratNo point in Georges Seurat's work is left to chance. The entire composition, taken from the banks of the Seine, is studied with the rigorous logic of a mathematical problem. Indeed, he broke away from the instinctive technique of the Impressionists and became interested in the theory of colors in order to invent the technique of pointillism. Of this animation which could have been turbulent, Seurat gives us a vision of immobility, silence, solitude

he ultimately appears no less disconcerting than the disquieting nature that encircles the viewer and from which no escape seems possible

he embarked on a series of melancholic works in which Tahitians live in a lush nature

The Water Lilies is a series of approximately 250 paintings

Let your loved ones choose a work that speaks to them

Inspired by Tahitian beliefs and religious tales

and more particularly astronomy

referring to his other works on the theme

This multiform work is an invitation from the artist to consider the Iron Lady as a work of art in its own right

"summer is not easy to express"

the foreground is occupied by sailboats at the mooring and the effects of light on the masts allow for complementary plays of color

Fascinated by the works of his peers

Paul Signac regularly stayed in Antibes with his second wife Jeanne Selmersein-Desgranges