Georges Seurat (December 2, 1859-March 29, 1891) is known as the main founder of Post-Impressionist painting and the creator of pointillism.
Georges Seurat
Painting of Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Suerat launching pointillisme. Painting of thousands of little dots showing ladies, men and families beside the water with trees shading front of picture and lady with parasol in middle and ladies with bustles at back of dresses on rightA Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat. Public domain. Art Institute of Chicago
Georges Seurat (December 2, 1859-March 29, 1891) is known as the main founder of Post-Impressionist painting and the creator of pointillism. His large-scale work (3.0m; 10ft wide) A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (1884–1886) was a revelation, initiating the new Neo-Impressionist movement. It’s one of the icons of late 19th-century painting and took Seurat two years to complete. The painting was the inspiration for James Lapine and Stephen Sondheim’s  musical Sunday in the Park with George.