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Pointillism
In the early 1880s, in the wake of impressionism, French painter Georges Pierre Seurat pioneered a methodical and scientific technique known as pointillism or divisionism. He stated "Art is harmony. Harmony is the analogy of contrary and of similar elements of tone, of color and of line, conditioned by the dominate key, and under the influence of a particular light, in gay, calm, or sad combinations."
Seurat juxtaposed small dots of pure color together to maximize luminosity. The dots appeared to intermingle and blend in the spectator's eye.
Examples of Pointillist Paintings (click to enlarge)
Important Pointillist Painters
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Charles Angrand (1854-1926) French
Georges Lemmen (1865 - 1916) Belgian
Georges Seurat (1859 - 1891) French
Paul Signac (1863 - 1935) French
Theo Van Rysselberghe (1862 - 1926) Belgian
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Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science. Georges Seurat
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