Study for "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte" 1884

Georges Seurat's "Study for 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte'" (1884) is a small-scale oil painting that serves as a preliminary study for his iconic large-scale work, "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte – 1884." This study, housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, captures the essence of Seurat's groundbreaking pointillist technique through the use of small dots of color, called "chromoluminarism," to create a sense of light and atmosphere. The painting depicts figures in a landscape setting, foreshadowing the bustling scene of Parisians enjoying a day out in the larger work. The study, while smaller in scale, provides insight into Seurat's artistic process and his meticulous attention to detail.