Georges Seurat

Born 1859 and Died 1891 (31 years old

French post-impressionist artist, known for his  chromoluminarism as well as pointillism.

He first studied art at École Municipale de Sculpture et Dessin. 1878 he moved towards the École des Beaux-Arts where he was taught by Henri Lehmann, where he learned conventional academic training, drawing from casts of antique sculpture and copying drawings by old masters.

Brest Military Academy, he returned to Paris where he shared a studio with his friend Aman-Jean.he worked at mastering the art of monochrome drawing.

His first show at the Salon, of 1883.

He also studied Eugène Delacroix carefully, making notes on his use of color.

1883 working on his first major painting—a large canvas titled Bathers at Asnières. 1884 began work on A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte which took 2 years.