The Seine at the Grande Jatte - Georges Seurat - 1888

G. Seurat - The Seine at the Grande Jatte - oil on canvas 65 x 82 cm - Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels / photo: J. Geleyns - Art Photography

During his lifetime, Georges Seurat encounters only indifference or contempt from his contemporaries and critics (except Fénéon). He also comes up against the incomprehension of many painters of his time, especially
most of the Impressionists, which is not surprising since it opposes their doctrine. They are also annoyed by the seriousness of his work and his scientific theories on his pictorial art. Edgar Degas, the caricature in the nicknamed "the notary". Gauguin shows him hostility and jealousy because he wants to be considered the only true innovator. His friend Paul Signac said about him: "At the time of Seurat's death, the critics did justice to his talent, but found that he left no work. On the contrary, it seems to me that he gave all he could give, and admirably. He would certainly still have produced a lot and progressed, but his task was accomplished. He had everything reviewed and almost definitely set the white and black, line harmonies, composition, contrast and harmony of color.
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