Tip: move over the painting to use the lens.
Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque)
Georges Seurat · 1887–88
- Artist
- Georges Seurat French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris
- Date
- 1887–88
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 39 1/4 x 59 in. (99.7 x 149.9 cm)
- Where to see it
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960 · CC0 Public Domain · The Met · see it at the museum ↗
Slow Look
- The whole picture Let your eyes wander. Where do they want to rest?
- The light Find the brightest spot. What is it showing you?
- The edges Look at what is half cut off at the borders.
- One small detail Choose one tiny thing and stay with it for a while.
- The whole picture again Step back. Has it changed for you?
About Georges Seurat
Georges Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough surface.
What do you see?
Stand in front of it for a moment. Then tell us what you noticed or felt - there are no wrong answers.
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More by Georges Seurat
A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884Georges Seurat, 1884–86, border added 1888–89
Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte"Georges Seurat, 1884
A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande JatteGeorges Seurat, 1884
Bathers at AsnièresGeorges Seurat, 1884
Oil Sketch for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte — 1884"Georges Seurat, 1884
Final Study for "Bathers at Asnières"Georges Seurat, 1883
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