The Impressionists: A Preview May 29, 2008
A signature work of the collection, A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (1884-86) by Georges Seurat (1859-1891), will remain in Chicago. In Focus: Toulouse-Lautrec and the Moulin Rouge. (Suite101.com)
Mentos campaign grabs top honours May 2, 2008
What would Georges Seurat think. More than 120 years ago, the painter was using his post-Impressionist art to portray bustled ladies with parasols and strolling Sundays in parks. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Food artist recreates famous works using Smarties Apr 17, 2008
The creations include a famous piece of graffiti by underground artist Banksy, a Marilyn Monroe print by Andy Warhol, and the painting Bathers at Asnieres by Georges Seurat. (Source: China Daily/Agencies). (Xinhuanet, China)
Arty Smartie: Sweets and chocolates reproduce famous art Apr 16, 2008
Food artist Prudence Emma Staite used Smarties to reproduce pieces like Andy Warhol's Marilyn Monroe and Bathers at Asnieres by Georges Seurat. Banksy's Clean Streets Maid is also part of the collection at the Smartie Art Exhibition in the Vum of Childhood in Bethnal Green. (BBC News -- Entertainment)
Exhibitions at The Met: Early 2009 Mar 29, 2008
Raphael to Renoir: Drawings from the Collection of Jean Bonna (January 21-April 26, 2009) features some 120 Italian, French and Northern European drawings from the Renaissance to the late 19th Century from a private Swiss collection, including works by , Andrea del Sarto, Claude Lorrain, Jean-Antoine Watteau, Canaletto, Th;odore G;ricault, Eug;ne Delacroix, Georges Seurat, Paul Gauguin and. Pierre Bonnard: Still Life and the Late Interiors (January 27-April 19, 2009) explores the interiors and... (Suite101.com)
Bruni's nude portrait to go on sale Mar 25, 2008
The gelatin silver print, taken by photographer Michel Comte in 1993, depicts Bruni in a standing pose, apparently in reference to the paintings of French neo-impressionist artist Georges Seurat depicting models. Christie's defended its decision to put on sale a nude image of a serving first lady, describing Bruni as "one of the most beautiful women in the world.". (India Times, India)
Books About Art For Kids Mar 10, 2008
Fish includes art by Henri Matisse, Amedeo Modigliani, Jacob Lawerence, Diego Rivera, Edward Hopper, Grant Wood, Georges Seurat, Frida Kahlo and Marc Chagall ... For older kids, Mike Venezia has a fantastic series of books that is titled, Getting to Know the World's Greatest Artists and includes profiles of Andy Warhol, Salvador Dali, Georgia O'Keefe, Marc Chagall, Georges Seurat, Jackson Pollack, Paul Cezanne and Paul Klee. (Suite101.com)
Mobiles dial up stage numbers Mar 1, 2008
"Sunday in the Park" theatergoers will be able to participate in a "Dot Campaign," which ties mobile interactions to pointillist "collective art" that mirrors the work of central character Georges Seurat. Some mobile pushes can encourage texting from a show's cast. (Variety)
Looted paintings exhibited Feb 23, 2008
The exhibits include paintings by masters like Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Georges Seurat. Visitors who recognize a painting as their own and can prove it can file a claim and potentially take it home. (Xinhuanet, China)
* [ ART JOURNAL ] Looted by Nazis and unclaimed, art goes on display in Jerusalem Feb 20, 2008
Consisting of some 80 pieces in all, the exhibits at the Israel Museum include works by masters like Henri Matisse and Georges Seurat, paintings owned by the Rothschild banking family, and other masterpieces worth millions of US dollars. The first exhibit, Looking for Owners, is made up of 53 paintings on loan from French museums. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Nazi-looted art goes on display Feb 20, 2008
The exhibits, which include paintings by masters like Henri Matisse, Claude Monet and Georges Seurat, are meant to bring to life the dramatic stories behind the art -- and perhaps reunite the works with the owners or heirs. Visitors who recognize a painting as their own and can prove it can file a claim. (CNN -- World)
Making art from small rituals of daily life Jan 20, 2008
"4 x Agn s Varda" (which includes "La Pointe Courte, "Le Bonheur," and "Vagabond," as well as "Cleo" and a host of shorts and extras) may change that state of affairs, serving as a greatest-hits compilation for one of the greatest female filmmakers of the 20th century.One reason for the failure of Varda's name to come around when lists of preeminent filmmakers are compiled is the retiring nature of her movies, which appear to be less than the sum of their parts. They are purposefully small,... (Boston Globe)
New and old at home (at last) at new MOMA Dec 9, 2007
Seurat on paper: A world away from Puryear in sensibility, but sharing the sixth floor at MOMA, and on the same high plane of artistry, is "Georges Seurat: The Drawings.". Seurat had one of the briefest great careers in modern art - he died at 31. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Museum Holiday Presents 2007 Nov 21, 2007
His younger sibling acquired works by Georges Seurat (1859-1891), Paul Czanne (1839-1906), Henri Matisse (1869-1954), Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), Edward Hopper (1882-1967) and Vincent van Gogh (1853-1890). Vander Ende-Onderdonk House, Ridgewood, NY USA. (Suite101.com)
In Which World Gallery Nov 12, 2007
" It resides in the Frick Collection in New York. The Haywain by John Constable In this painting (1821) the mill belonged to Constable s father and the house on the left to a neighbor, Willy Lott, who supposedly never left the place for more than four days in his lifetime. Lott s cottage has survived to today virtually intact. Today it is revered as one of the greatest British paintings and hangs in the National Gallery, London. The Kleptomaniac by Theodore Gricault This (1822) is one of a... (Suite101.com)
* Cooling off at MoMA on a summer's day Aug 2, 2007
They went to the country for refreshment - to wash the studio light from their eyes, as Georges Seurat put it - but also to capture an image of nature on the spot, and to store the memory of it for later use. So why not follow them on their summer travels - to the Riviera and Long Island, Provence and Cape Cod - by which I mean up and down the Modern's escalators to different galleries on different floors. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
National Gallery takes to streets of London Jun 13, 2007
Georges Seurat, Hamley's, 188 Regent Street. Samson and Delilah (1610). (Independent)
PHOTOS: Young Artists Feb 5, 2007
Library assistant Carol Conzen reads a book about artist Georges Seurat to the children. The program continues at 2 p.m. Saturdays through Feb. 24. (Las Vegas Review-Journal -- Life)
