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Detail from Seurat's Parade de cirque, 1889, showing the contrasting dots of paint which define Pointillism. Pointillism (/ ˈ p w æ̃ t ɪ l ɪ z əm /, also US: / ˈ p w ɑː n-ˌ ˈ p ɔɪ n-/) [1] is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image.
Georges Seurat, Study for "A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte", 1884, oil on canvas, 70.5 x 104.1 cm, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Georges Seurat painted A Sunday Afternoon between May 1884 and March 1885, and from October 1885 to May 1886, focusing meticulously on the landscape of the park [2] and concentrating on issues of colour, light, and form.
The tiny juxtaposed dots of multi-colored paint allow the viewer's eye to blend colors optically, rather than having the colors physically blended on the canvas. It took Seurat two years to complete this 10-foot-wide (3.0 m) painting, much of which he spent in the park sketching in preparation for the work.
Margaret D. H. Keane (born Margaret Doris Hawkins, September 15, 1927 – June 26, 2022) [1] was an American artist known for her paintings of subjects with big eyes. She mainly painted women, children, or animals in oil or mixed media. The work achieved commercial success through inexpensive reproductions on prints, plates, and cups.
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York: The Allegory of Painting, also known as The Art of Painting: 1666–67 or c. 1666–68 [8] Oil on canvas, 100 × 120 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna: Mistress and Maid, also known as Lady with her Maidservant Holding a Letter: 1667/68 Oil on canvas, 90.2 × 78.7 cm Frick Collection, New York
This painting was made in honor of Gustavo Bentencita, a painter who died on May 16, 1876. The artist was mourning for those past 12 years. Currently, this painting belongs to the San Diego Art Museum 02: 1888–1890 – Sappho (oil on canvas, 39 cm × 31.6 cm) Representation of the Greek lyric poet born on the island of Lesbos.
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Their lifelong friendship, and most of what is known of Vincent's thoughts and theories of art, are recorded in the hundreds of letters they exchanged from 1872 until 1890. [8] Theo van Gogh was an art dealer and provided his brother with financial and emotional support as well as access to influential people on the contemporary art scene.