Heavy daubs of pigment form a crowded scene of roughly defined, finely dressed individuals in a brightly color park along a riverbank.

Post-Impressionism

Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884"

Georges Seurat

artist Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891)

date 1884

medium Oil on panel

origin France

dimensions 15.5 × 24.3 cm

credit line Gift of Mary and Leigh Block

hall 31 Post-Impressionism

rights public domain (CC0)

Art Institute of Chicago Full image

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