Georges Seurat

Georges-Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist. He is best known for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism as well as pointillism. While less famous than his paintings, his conté crayon drawings have also garnered a great deal of critical appreciation.

Born: December 2, 1859, Paris, France

Died: March 29, 1891, Paris, France

Periods: Pointillism, Post-Impressionism, Impressionism, Modern art, Neo-Impressionism, Neoclassicism, Divisionism

Associated periods or movements: Divisionism, Pointillism