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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 06 Post-Impressionism
rights public domain (CC0)
Record in Chicago Full image

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