Born in France December 2, 1859 Died March 29, 1891
Seurat contributed to French painting in the 1880's in the wake of impressionism by introducing a systematic and scientific technique known as pointillism or divisionism. The technique of pointillism Seurat employed was later adopted by a group of his followers, the neoimpressionists, and was extensively used in early 20th-century art.
Selected Collections: Tate Gallery, London, UK Museum of Modern Art, New York City Art Institute of Chicago Fine Arts Museum of San Francisco Guggenheim Berlin Guggenheim Museum, New York City Musée d'Orsay, Paris Museum of Fine Arts, Boston Museum of Modern Art, New York City National Gallery, London, UK
