Gray Weather, Grande Jatte
The Met
Artist: Georges Seurat(French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris)
Date: ca. 1886–88
Department: European Paintings
Classification: Paintings
Medium: Oil on canvas
Dimensions: 27 3/4 x 34 in. (70.5 x 86.4 cm)
Credit Line: The Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg Collection, Gift of Walter H. and Leonore Annenberg, 2002, Bequest of Walter H. Annenberg, 2002
Visual Descriptions
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Brief Description
A wide river with boats, a tree-lined bank, and distant buildings under a pale sky
Detailed Description
A landscape, rendered entirely through small, distinct dots of color, depicts a wide river scene. In the foreground on the left, a gently sloping grassy bank appears in shades of green and light brown. Several slender tree trunks rise from this bank, their canopies of green foliage extending into the upper left portion of the canvas. The wide river flows across the midground, its surface a mosaic of light blue, gray, and white dots. On the left side of the river, near the bank, two smaller, flat-bottomed boats are visible. Towards the right, a larger, darker boat with a prominent vertical smokestack-like structure is anchored. Several thin poles also emerge from the water. The far bank of the river, in the background, is lined with a cluster of buildings, some with reddish-brown roofs, interspersed with more trees. The sky above is a pale expanse of light gray and white dots. A painted border, composed of dark blue and brown dots, frames the entire scene.
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