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Georges Seurat

Georges Seurat was a French painter who invented Pointillism. He died young and is rumored to have died from overwork, trying to develop his new style further.

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Did georges Seurat get married?

He never did.

He lived for two years with Madeline Knobloch, they had a son, Pierre Georges, but they did not marry.
He did not marry.

Why does Seurat portray almost all the people in A Sunday on La Grande Jatte as looking either straight or downward?

Seurat portrays the majority of the people in the painting "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" as looking straight or downward to emphasize their rigidity. It was also used to evoke sadness and depth.

Why is Georges Seurat considered an impressionist?

He applied discipline and order to the Impressionists' spontaneous use of color.

How many Pointillism paintings did Seurat do?

There are 215 paintings and 180 drawings of his still in existence.