Seurat, Signac, van Gogh: Ways of Pointillism
When Georges Seurat died unexpectedly in 1891 at the age of 31, his older colleague Camille Pissarro already had an inkling that Seurat鈥檚 鈥渋nvention鈥� was to have consequences for painting 鈥渢hat would be highly significant later on鈥�. And indeed, with just a few pictures, Seurat had founded a style that would play a pioneering role in modern art: pointillism.
This fascinating art movement is now the focus of a high-calibre exhibition at the Albertina, a presentation that completes the story of modern art鈥檚 by with the significant chapter of pointillism as its midwife: 100 selected masterpieces by the main representatives of this style, Seurat and Signac, as well as impressive paintings, watercolours, and drawings by modernist masters who were fascinated by this pointed technique鈥攆igures such as Van Gogh, Matisse, and Picasso鈥攊llustrate pointillism鈥檚 breath-taking radiance and seminal impact.
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When Georges Seurat died unexpectedly in 1891 at the age of 31, his older colleague Camille Pissarro already had an inkling that Seurat鈥檚 鈥渋nvention鈥� was to have consequences for painting 鈥渢hat would be highly significant later on鈥�. And indeed, with just a few pictures, Seurat had founded a style that would play a pioneering role in modern art: pointillism.
This fascinating art movement is now the focus of a high-calibre exhibition at the Albertina, a presentation that completes the story of modern art鈥檚 by with the significant chapter of pointillism as its midwife: 100 selected masterpieces by the main representatives of this style, Seurat and Signac, as well as impressive paintings, watercolours, and drawings by modernist masters who were fascinated by this pointed technique鈥攆igures such as Van Gogh, Matisse, and Picasso鈥攊llustrate pointillism鈥檚 breath-taking radiance and seminal impact.
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