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Georges Seurat vs Vincent van Gogh

Two painters, their most-loved works next to each other. Facts from museum records and Wikipedia.

Georges Seurat

French painter (1859–1891)

A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
Works here
7
Dated
1883–1887
Main era
Impressionism
Where to see
Art Institute of Chicago, National Gallery, The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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.

Vincent van Gogh

Dutch painter (1853–1890)

The Starry Night by Vincent van Gogh
Works here
28
Dated
1880–1890
Main era
Post-Impressionism & Early Modern
Where to see
Museum of Modern Art, Kröller-Müller Museum, Van Gogh Museum, Frans Buffa & sons

Vincent Willem van Gogh was a Dutch Post-Impressionist painter who is among the most famous and influential figures in the history of Western art. In just over a decade he created about 2,100 artworks, including around 860 oil paintings, most of them in the last two years of his life.

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