Seurat’s A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of la Grande Jatte

Georges Seurat, 1884-86, Oil on canvas, 81-3/4 x 121-1/4″.   The Art Institute of Chicago.

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Seurat, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte

ADDITIONAL MATERIAL

My Modern Met Article

The Story Behind Seurat’s Pointillist Masterpiece, ‘A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’

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Art Institute of Chicago Clip