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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte -- 1884, detail: dog and monkey
Artists achieve infinite color variations by mixing pigments with one another. Even more vibrant colors are achieved when dots of pure analogous color are placed next to one another. From a distance they appear to be blended because of their proximity.
Such optical mixing of color was pioneered by the impressionists, and scientifically mastered by Seurat, which he called "Divisionism". Seurat restricted his palette mostly to primaries, and close examination of this detail reveals that the technique is very similar to modern four-color printing.
Artform: PAINTING AND DRAWING, Pre-20th Century
Artist: Seurat, Georges
Artist Dates: 1859-1891
Country/Culture: France
Period: 19th century
Date: 1884-1886
Medium: oil on canvas
Size: overall: 207.5 x 308.1 cm
Subject: Animals and Plants
Style: Post-Impressionism
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago
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