Georges Seurat / Banks on the Seine at Suresnes / c. 1883

Georges Seurat
Banks on the Seine at Suresnes
c. 1883
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Creator Name: Seurat, Georges
Creator Nationality: European; French
Creator Role: Artist
Creator Dates/Places: 1859 - 1891
Gender: M
Creator Name-CRT: Georges Seurat
Title: Banks on the Seine at Suresnes
Title Type: Primary
View: Full View
Creation Start Date: 1881
Creation End Date: 1885
Creation Date: c. 1883
Object Type: Paintings
Materials and Techniques: oil on wood
Dimensions: Unframed: 15.7cm x 25cm
AMICA Contributor: The Cleveland Museum of Art
Owner Location: Cleveland, Ohio, USA
ID Number: 1958.51
Credit Line: Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna, Jr.
Rights: http://www.clemusart.com/museum/disclaim2.html
Context: This oil sketch depicts a man seated on the banks of the river Seine in an industrial area, just north of Paris. It is one of many preparatory studies Seurat made for his monumental painting, Bathers at Asnières (1883-84, National Gallery, London). In the final painting, the man is shown without a shirt or a hat, and surrounded by other men sunning themselves on the grassy river bank. Seurat borrowed the brilliant colors of Impressionism to suggest outdoor light, but he sought to add structure by emphasizing basic, geometric shapes and by defining forms with firm outlines. His attempt to reform Impressionism gave birth to a new movement called Neo-Impressionism.
AMICA ID: CMA_.1958.51
AMICA Library Year: 1998
Media Metadata Rights: Copyright, The Cleveland Museum of Art

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