Georges Goursat was a French caricaturist in the late 19th/early 20th century known by his pen name "Sem". His caricatures provided insight into Parisian high society through unique characters emerging from plain backgrounds rather than obvious caricatures. Sem captured the spirit and true likeness of his subjects through distinctive style that made his work highly identifiable.

1. Georges Goursat
• Georges Goursat (1863–1934), known as Sem,
was a French caricaturist.
• His work shows an insight into Parisian high
society at the turn of the century.
• Sem’s unique talent made his work very
identifiable because his characters usually
emerge from a white or plain background
rather than being more obvious caricatures.
• Sem captured the spirit of the subject and in
turn produced images that were true to life.

2. I decided to do background research on Georges Goursat
because I thought that by having more knowledge about
his work / who he was, I would be able to gain a better
understanding of this style of design, whilst also finding
some ideas for my set and how to incorporate him / his
designs in an interesting, unique way.
As the choreographer wanted, I took the picture she
asked me to recreate and built upon it in order to create a
realistic french café effect, with the use of Georges
Goursat’s caricatures.