Seurat and Pointillism
Learning Objective: To explore the work of other Pointillist artists.
www.planbee.com What have we learnt so far about Seurat and Pointillism?
www.planbee.com Seurat was the first painter to use Pointillism to paint pictures but a lot of people admired his work and started to paint using Pointillism too. This group of painters became known as Neo-Impressionists, meaning ‘new Impressionists’. This is because their work was similar to that of the Impressionist painters that came before them but was a completely new style.
An artist called Paul This portrait of Signac met Seurat in 1884 Paul Signac was and the two soon became drawn by Seurat friends. Signac was as in 1890. interested in the science of colour as Seurat and they developed their Pointillist styles together, paving the way for other Neo- Impressionists.
www.planbee.com Let’s have a look at some of Signac’s most famous paintings... This painting is called ‘Breakfast (The Dining Room)’. It was painted by Signac between 1886 and 1887.
What do you think of this painting? What can you see?
www.planbee.com This painting is called ‘Portrait of Félix Fénéon’ and it was painted in 1890. Fénéon was the art critic who first used the term ‘Neo- Impressionism’ to describe Pointillist artists. What do you think of this painting? What can you see?
www.planbee.com ‘Grand Canal, Venice’ was painted by Signac in 1905.
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www.planbee.com Charles Angrand was another Neo-Impressionist painter who became friends with Seurat and Signac. This painting is called ‘The Harvesters’ and was painted in 1892.
What do you think of this painting? What can you see?
www.planbee.com ‘A Couple in the Road’ was painted by Angrand in 1887.
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www.planbee.com Maximilien Luce was another Neo-Impressionist painter. This painting entitled ‘Notre Dame’ was painted in 1900.
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www.planbee.com Luce painted this picture called ‘The Pile Drivers’ in 1902. What do you think of this painting? What can you see?
www.planbee.com Which of the paintings we have just looked at did you like the most? Why?
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