Seurat by Hajo Düchting

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Georges Seurat redefined 19th-century art. His paintings of bodies at leisure and boats at harbor showcase his signature technique of Divisionism, which built up individual dots or patches of color into such shimmering canvases as the celebrated A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte.

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Seurat by Hajo Düchting

Georges Seurat redefined 19th-century art. His paintings of bodies at leisure and boats at harbor showcase his signature technique of Divisionism, which built up individual dots or patches of color into such shimmering canvases as the celebrated A Sunday Afternoon on La Grande Jatte.
“Seurat’s work conveys an appeal similar to that of hearing a symphony” * Félix Fénéon *
Hajo Düchting (1949–2017) studied art history, philosophy, and archaeology in Munich, where he gained his doctorate in 1981 with a thesis on Robert Delaunay’s Windows series. After working in museum and adult education, he moved on to teaching posts and guest professorships at the universities of Munich, Kassel, Leipzig, Saarbrücken, and Mainz. Düchting published numerous articles on the art of the modern era, color theory, and the teaching of art, and authored a number of TASCHEN titles, including Paul Cézanne, Wassily Kandinsky, and Georges Seurat.
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ISBN 13 9783754404775
ISBN 10 3754404776
Title Seurat
Author Hajo Düchting
Series Basic Art
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Taschen GmbH
Year published 2025-08-29
Number of pages 96
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.