Tip #4731 - MoMA: Georges Seurat
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MoMA:
Georges Seurat
I have loved Georges
Seurat’s art since I was in high school French class! We studied
all the major French artists as part of our course work one year.
Seurat is best known for the painting "A Sunday on La Grande
Jatte" and as the inventor of pointillism, but there is so much
more to his artwork that's often forgotten. This Web site explores
his art, his techniques and his brief life.
Simply click Enter
the Site to begin. That will open a new page that should be defaulted
to full screen. You’ll see an introduction and a side menu.
If you click on the image to the side of the introduction, it will
enlarge it so that you can see all the details.
The side menu
contains three areas you can explore: Sketchbooks, Conservation and
Subjects.
Sketchbooks –
Here you will find four handheld sketchbooks filled with Seurat’s
sketches. You can either click the image of the sketchbook you’d
like to view or click the title of the sketchbook near the top of
the page. Each sketchbook is interactive and you can click through
it as though the book was right in front of you.
Conservation –
This section delves into the materials and techniques Seurat used
in his work. It is divided into three sections: Materials, Techniques
and Wood Panels and Textured Grounds. Use the numbers along the bottom
of the page in each section to navigate forward through the topic.
It was very fascinating to read how he used wood panels, paper with
oils and conté crayons to create his art.
Subjects –
Now, we focus on the subjects of his work. This section is divided
into four separate areas: Paris and its Environs, Asnières,
La Grande Jatte and The Café-Concert. Again, use the numbers
along the bottom of the page in each section to navigate forward through
the topic. Each one discusses the people and places featured in Seurat's
work.
I hope you enjoy
delving into Seurat’s art as much as I did!
http://www.moma.org/exhibitions/2007/seurat/
~ Amanda
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