1. A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte
A Sunday Afternoon (or Island of La Grande Jatte) by the French painter Georges Seurat is a horizontal painting in great format that measures ten point five feet in height and nineteen point 6 inches in length. ... The artwork is inspired by Sunday afternoon in this famous island that was also known as "Big Bowl Island": the perfect escape spot for the bourgeois to escape from the commoners. ... One of the most important features of Seurat's art was both his color palette and the use of light, which go hand in hand. In Island of la Grande Jatte, Seurat's blending techniques...
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