Description
Georges Seurat, View of the Seine (1882–83)
The river in View of the Seine is not a beauty spot. A barge sits at the bank, two figures work in it, and behind them are houses and a chimney. Seurat made this small painting on wood in 1882–83; the original is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, accession 59.16.5.
A working river
The suburban Seine – barges, banks, industry at the edge of Paris – is a subject Seurat kept returning to. Here it is stated plainly, without incident, which is what makes it feel modern.
Painted on a panel
Oil on wood, 24.8 × 15.9 cm. Panels this size are called croquetons: Seurat carried them outdoors and painted directly in front of the motif, so the marks are quick and decided.
The original
Oil on wood, 24.8 × 15.9 cm, painted 1882–83. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Bequest of Mabel Choate, in memory of her father Joseph Hodges Choate; accession 59.16.5.
How yours is made
Every canvas we supply is a hand-painted oil painting, not a print. A painter works it stroke by stroke at the size you choose, so no two orders are ever identical.
An early Seurat, some years before the dots, and a clear look at how he worked outdoors.
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