The Gardener
1882–83 · Oil on wood
Dimensions : 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (15.9 x 24.8 cm)
Collection: Metropolitan Museum of Art
Credit Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876–1967), 1967
Although Seurat is best known for his scenes of urban life, many of his paintings of 1881–84 depict rural laborers and landscapes. He initially favored an earth-toned palette reminiscent of the work of earlier painters of the countryside, such as Jean-François Millet. However, the bright hues of this picture reflect Seurat’s growing interest in Impressionist techniques and his reading of treatises on color, especially the American Ogden Rood’s Modern Chromatics (published in English in 1879, and in French in 1881).
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About this artwork
The Gardener (1882–83) by Georges Seurat, oil on wood, from the Metropolitan Museum of Art collection.
About Georges Seurat
Georges-Pierre Seurat (2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist artist. He is best known for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism as well as pointillism.
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