Seurat Eiffel Tower Painting

The eiffel tower was painted by seurat using a technique called pointillism or petit point.

Seurat eiffel tower painting. A work from the collections of the de young and legion of honor museums of san francisco ca. Enjoy the history and beauty of this painting that will bring grace and beauty to every room or workplace georges pierre seurat took a scientific approach to painting. Oil painting 0n canvas originally painted in 1889 the eiffel tower is seurat s one of the most famous painting. This painting is actually rather small at just 6 x 9 inches.

The eiffel tower painting by georges seurat a famous french painter is arguably one of the most outstanding pieces of history that rock the face of the world today. It is a simple hand painted piece of art work that features an artistic impression of the world renowned eiffel tower. Unlike the impressionist artists of his time seurat spent a lot of his time preparing sketches of the parisian tower before finalizing the painting in his studio. We utilize only the finest oil paints and high quality artist grade canvas to ensure the most vivid color.

Seurat painted this the same year that the eiffel tower was erected as the grand entrance to the 1889 world s fair. Eiffel tower 1889 giclee print by georges seurat. Seurat was deeply interested in varying theories regarding color and how people view the world around them and applied these ideas in his art. This style creates an optical illusion by creating an image from small dots of color much like the pixels used in today s computer graphics.

Eiffel tower by georges seurat ca.