Georges Seurat

Describes the life and career of the nineteenth-century French Neo-Impressionist artist Georges Seurat, best known for inventing the painting technique known as Pointillism.

Paintings by Manet, Renoir, Monet, Van Gogh, Cezanne and other artists are analyzed. The commentary contains explanations of the differences between impressionism and mid-nineteenth century realism and discusses the outgrowth of post-impressionism from the impressionist movement.