Type of Painting: Pointillism
Artist: Georges SeuratSeurat spent two years painting A Sunday Afternoon, focusing on the Landscape art. Landscape art is a term that covers the depiction of natural scenery such as mountains, valleys, trees, rivers, and forests, and especially art where the main subject is a wide view, with its elements arranged into a coherent composition.
George Seurat would go and sit in the park and make numerous sketches of the various figures in order to perfect their form.
Student Task: Answer the following questions in a Word Perfect Document. Then Copy and Paste your response into the posting box. Be sure to only write your first name and last initial and set yourself as Anonymous.
Be sure to restate the question in each of your answers!
1. What kinds of things do you see in this painting?
2. What words would you use to describe this painting? (Include a minimum of 5)
3. How would you describe the use of colour and shape in this painting?
4. What type of mood do you feel the Georges Seurat was in when he created this painting?
5. How would you describe that painting to a person who could not see it?
6. How would you describe the people in this picture? Are they like you or different?
7. How would you describe the setting in this painting?
