Seurat Georges Seurat (1859-1891) is perhaps the leading artist of the Neo-Impressionist movement. In this book Sarane Alexandrian defines to what extent Seurat's most famous paintings -- "The Bathers", "Asnières", "Sunday Afternoon at La Grande Jatte", "The Models", "Invitation to the Side-Show", "Le Chahut", "The Circus"--Have made him immortal. He explains how each painting was a progressive step in a continuous experiment to establish the veracity of the painter's vision. Finally, in a burst of critical speculation, Alexandrian imagines how great the body of Seurat's work might have been if he had not died at the early age of thirty-one. As it stands, Seurat's methods were a model for the Cubists, his drawings were highly esteemed by the Surrealists, and his principles were taken up and expanded by the Bauhaus. All in all, Seurat stands as one of the principal sources and inspirations of modern art. -- From publisher's description. |
