Seascape (Gravelines)

Georges Seurat, 1890

This horizontal, rectangular painting is created entirely with dots and touches of sky and royal blue, butter and sunshine yellow, and spring green. From afar, we realize it shows a sandy dune stretching before us in front of the sea beyond. Bands of blue against a yellow field above the horizon read as blue clouds against a sunny sky. The artist also painted a darker border made of dots in navy blue, army green, and a little bit of rust orange around the edge to create a painted frame.
Kunstenaar
Georges Seurat
Datering
1890
Soort
Schilderij
Techniek
oil on wood
Afmetingen
overall (inner panel): 16 × 25 cm
Collectie
National Gallery of Art, Washington
Licentie
Publiek domein, CC0

Beeldbeschrijving

This horizontal, rectangular painting is created entirely with dots and touches of sky and royal blue, butter and sunshine yellow, and spring green. From afar, we realize it shows a sandy dune stretching before us in front of the sea beyond. Bands of blue against a yellow field above the horizon read as blue clouds against a sunny sky. The artist also painted a darker border made of dots in navy blue, army green, and a little bit of rust orange around the edge to create a painted frame.

Georges Seurat