Les Poseuses (Q3234845)
Label from: French (fr) English (en) Dutch (nl)
movement:
pointillism (Q200034)
post-impressionism (Q166713)
artist:
Georges Seurat (Q34013)
collection:
Barnes Foundation (Q808462)
location:
Barnes Foundation (Q808462)
depicts:
woman (Q467)
nudity (Q10791)
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Q1044742)
stocking (Q193017)
standing (Q1986098)
sitting (Q1144593)
nude (Q40446)
instance of:
painting (Q3305213)
Barnes Foundation ID:
6994
catalog URL: https://collection.barnesfoundation.org/objects/6994/Models-(Poseuses)/
information from the Barnes Foundation catalog
description: <p>In this scene set inside the artist's studio, Seurat depicts models posing in front of <em>A Sunday on La Grande Jatte—1884</em> (1884–86; Art Institute of Chicago), his most famous pointillist painting. Informed by scientific theories of light, color, and optics, pointillism was dismissed by many critics at the time for being too cold and methodical—a style that could never be applied to noble subjects like the nude. Here, Seurat seems to offer his response, presenting life-size bodies from multiple angles.</p>
keywords
adult
adult person
ancient egypt
art model
aura
back
bathers
carpet
cherubs
children
children
group
hetaira
home decor
human
indoor
kneeling
nude
pants
people
person
posing
religion
shirtless
a group of people posing for a photo
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