Pointillism is a technique of painting where small dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image. When viewed from a distance, the colors blend together in the eye of the observer. It was developed by Georges Seurat in the 1880s as part of the Post-Impressionist movement. Other masters of Pointillism include Paul Signac, Charles Angrand, and Henri-Edmond Cross. Seurat's most famous Pointillist work is A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.

1. Pointillism
Melissa Metzger

2. What is Pointillism?
• Technique of painting.
• To create a solid figure using tiny dots with 2
or more colors.
• The colors from a distance mix to create a
new color.
• Oil on canvas type paintings
• Often seen as “brighter” or “purer” because
the eye mixes the color

3. The Pointillism Color Wheel
• The primary colors
• The secondary
colors.
• All by the use of
Pointillism

4. The Facts
• Developed by Georges
Seurat in 1886
• As well as his followers in
19th
century France
• Post-impressionist
movement

5. Masters of Pointillism
• Georges Seurat, French 1859-1891
• Paul Signac, French 1863-1935
• Charles Angrand, French 1854-1926
• Henri-Edmond Cross, French 1856-1910

6. Paintings By Seurat

7. ’Banks at Seine’

8. ‘Bathers at Asnieres’

9. ‘Figures Assises’

10. 'La Parade'

11. ‘A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte’

12. Pointillism Close Up
The paint dots on the canvas Above the dog

13. ‘The Circus’
Seurat’s last major painting

14. Sources
• http://www.knowledgerush.com/kr/encyclop
edia/Pointillism/
• http://www.webexhibits.org/colorart/jatte.ht
ml
• http://entertainment.howstuffworks.com/arts
/artwork/paintings-by-georges-seurat5.htm