Study for 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte' 1886

This small-scale oil painting, "Study for 'A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte'", is a preparatory study for Georges Seurat's monumental pointillist work of the same name. Completed in 1886, it shows the same scene of leisure along the Seine River, featuring a lone woman seated in the foreground, with a glimpse of figures and boats in the distance. Created in the late 19th century by a French Post-Impressionist artist, this study demonstrates Seurat's meticulous approach to painting, using small dots of pure color, known as pointillism, to create a sense of light and atmosphere. The painting is part of the collection at the Musée d'Orsay in Paris, France.