Georges Seurat, ‘Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp’ (1885). Via Kunsthaus Zurich.

Currently showing at the Kunsthaus Zurich is an exhibition of some 70 paintings and drawings by one of the fathers of modern art and masters of the Pointillism movement, Georges Seurat. The exhibition, entitled “Figures in Space,” is notable as the artist’s work has rarely been represented in European museums east of Paris.  Most of the collection is on loan for a limited time from special public and private collections in London, Paris, New York and Washington.  Seurat’s work demonstrates a kind of scientific manifestation of Impressionism—bringing rationalism into the picture through the application of geometry to figures, objects and landscapes. His artwork introduced a revolutionary, scientific groundwork to the Impressionistic technique.

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Georges Seurat ‘Figure in Space‘ (Kunsthaus Zurich Museum)
Georges Seurat at the Kunsthaus Zurich (Expatica)
Kunsthaus Zurich Presents Work by One of the Fathers of Modern Art, Georges Seurat (ArtDaily)
Zurich Exhibition Fails to de Seurat Justice (Swisster)

Georges Seurat’s ‘Etude d’ensemble (Etude pour ‘Un Dimanche a la Grande Jatte)’ (1884). Via Kunsthaus Zurich.

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