Seurat
$35.84
- Hardcover
96 pages
- Release Date
13 April 2026
Summary
Georges Seurat (1859-1891) was only 31 when he died, but during his short life he created hundreds of drawings, oil sketches, and paintings on canvas that introduced a fresh perspective in European painting.
As a student at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris, he carefully observed the work of Delacroix and became fascinated with the interplay between light and color. In doing so, he developed Divisionism, using small dabs of paint from the point of the brush to create pointillist image…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9783754404775 |
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| ISBN-10: | 3754404776 |
| Author: | Hajo Düchting |
| Publisher: | Taschen GmbH |
| Imprint: | Taschen GmbH |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 13 April 2026 |
| Weight: | 561g |
| Dimensions: | 260mm x 210mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Basic Art |
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Seurat’s work conveys an appeal similar to that of hearing a symphony. * Félix Fénéon *
About The Author
Hajo Düchting
Hajo Düchting (1949–2017) studied art history, philosophy, and archaeology in Munich, where he gained his doctorate in 1981 with a thesis on Robert Delaunay’s Windows series. After working in museum and adult education, he moved on to teaching posts and guest professorships at the universities of Munich, Kassel, Leipzig, Saarbrücken, and Mainz. Düchting published numerous articles on the art of the modern era, color theory, and the teaching of art, and authored a number of TASCHEN titles, including Paul Cézanne, Wassily Kandinsky, and Georges Seurat.
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