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Georges Seurat

115 works

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Dark drawing of a seated woman with bowed head, lit softly against a black background, hands resting low.

Embroidery; The Artist's Mother

1882-83

Charcoal drawing of a house with a chimney and pointed gable silhouetted against a pale dusk sky.

House at Dusk (La Cité)

1881-82

Charcoal drawing of two peasant figures standing in a dark field at dusk, with trees on the horizon.

Peasants

1881-84

Monkey

1884

Night drawing of a dark factory chimney and low buildings beneath a glowing moon in a textured sky.

Courbevoie: Factories by Moonlight

1882-83

Dark crayon study of a standing trombonist in silhouette, with seated spectators and a figure at the right edge.

Trombonist (Study for "Circus Side Show")

1887

Charcoal drawing of two pale pillars and a low wall against a dark, textured background, with a vertical post at right.

The Gateway

1882

Seated Monkey

1884

Charcoal drawing of a pale child in white with a small hat, emerging softly from a dark crosshatched background.

Child in White

1884

Colored crayon drawing of a green sloping meadow, rust-colored trees at left, a thin pole on the horizon, pink sky.

The Meadow

1881

Charcoal sketch of a sailboat with a tall mast on calm water, with distant buildings along the horizon.

The Clipper

1890

Loose colored crayon sketch of a shop front and two figures, with yellow, blue and red strokes on pale paper.

A Shop and Two Figures

1882

Grainy charcoal drawing of a dim café-concert interior, with a glowing central light and dark silhouetted figures.

Café-concert

1887

Ink drawing of a nude young figure standing with arms folded in an interior, with a seated figure at right.

Study after "The Models"

1888

Graphite drawing of a clenched right hand with shaded fingers and faint drapery lines on a cream sheet.

The Hand of Poussin, after Ingres

1875-77

Graphite drawing of a double acanthus fleuron with serrated leaves and scroll forms on cream paper.

Architectural Motif: Double Acanthus Fleuron

ca. 1875

Graphite study of four architectural rinceaux with scrolling leaves, flowers and berries on cream paper.

Architectural Motifs: Four Rinceaux

ca. 1875

Pencil study of an antique male torso and two classical heads, with a small seated figure sketch on cream paper.

Antiker männlicher Torso und zwei antike Köpfe

1878

Pencil study of tall tree trunks and scribbled foliage on pale paper, by Georges Seurat, 1884.

Tree Trunks (study for La Grande Jatte)

1884