A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte | |
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Artist | Georges Seurat |
Year | 1884–1886 |
Medium | Oil on canvas |
Subject | People relaxing at la Grande Jatte in Paris |
Dimensions | 207.6 cm × 308 cm (81.7 in × 121.25 in) |
Location | Art Institute of Chicago |
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (French: Un dimanche après-midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte) was painted from 1884 to 1886 and is Georges Seurat's most famous work.[1] A leading example of pointillist technique, executed on a large canvas, it is a founding work of the neo-impressionist movement. Seurat's composition includes a number of Parisians at a park on the banks of the River Seine. It is held in the collection of the Art Institute of Chicago.