Georges Seurat

In 1886, at the last Impressionist Exhibition in Paris, an unknown painter, Georges Seurat, exhibited a large canvas which caused a scandal for its technical daring and lack of concern for the accepted conventions of painting. A multitude of small dots created an astonishing light, and "pointil...

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Other Authors: Infobase,, Arte France cinéma (Firm)
Format: Video
Language: French
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : ARTE France, [1991]
Distributed by Infobase,
Physical Description: 1 online resource (1 video file (30 min., 52 sec)) : sound, color.
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Table of Contents:
  • "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (2:08);
  • Seurat's Perseverance (1:38);
  • Summer of 1884 (1:28);
  • Drawings Conceived in Paint (2:25);
  • Painting in Stages (0:46);
  • Composition (1:51);
  • Capturing Tint Facets (2:37);
  • Reworking "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (3:35);
  • Implementing Frames (1:40);
  • Impression of Depth (3:35);
  • Mixed Reviews (1:38);
  • Analogy of Opposites and Likenesses (3:32);
  • Painter of the Edge (2:17);
  • Credits: Georges Seurat (1:21);