Stone breakers, Le-Raincy 1881

"Stone Breakers, Le-Raincy" is a charcoal drawing created by Georges Seurat in 1881. The work, currently housed in the Museum of Modern Art, depicts a scene of laborers working in a street in the town of Le-Raincy, France. Seurat's meticulous use of hatching and cross-hatching creates a sense of depth and texture, emphasizing the gritty realism of the subject matter. This drawing demonstrates Seurat's early exploration of the working class as a subject, foreshadowing his later development of Pointillism and the social commentary that would characterize his mature work.