Georges Seurat (1859-1891) originated, with Signac, the Neo-Impressionist technique of Pointilism (painting with small dabs rather than long brushstrokes), in part inspired by 19th-century theories of colour and vision.
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He also departed from Impressionism by evolving a more formal type of composition.
Seurat's compositions were based on the Classical proportions of the golden section rather than aiming to capture fleeting moments of light and movement. Outstanding examples of his work are La Baignade/The Bathers at Asnieres in 1884 (National Gallery, London) and Sunday on the Island of La Grande Jatte in 1886 (Art Institute of Chicago).
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