Georges Seurat, a French painter celebrates his 162nd Birthday today
Georges Seurat, a French painter celebrates his 162nd Birthday today (2 December, 2021). He captured the natural qualities of light, in scenes of contemporary Parisian life, with his signature painting techniques, known as Pointillism and Divisionism. Seurat’s innovative methods, gave rise to the school of Neo-Impressionism, an avant-garde 19th century movement, that forever changed the course of modern art. Georges Seurat was born into a prosperous family, in Paris, France, on 2 December, 1859. He began formal artistic training as a teenager, and furthered his education, at the prestigious fine arts institution, École des Beaux-Arts, in 1878. He delved into the scientific study, of color theory and optical physics, to develop an original style he coined, “chromo-luminarism,” later known as Pointillism or Divisionism. After many drafts on small boards, a meeting with a 100-year-old chemist, and years of experimentation, Seurat finished the painting, widely considered his mast