Seurat Painted Factory Workers Like Greek Gods

1884. These are not wealthy Parisians. These are factory workers and their kids on a day off. Seurat gave them the same monumental treatment usually reserved for Greek gods and biblical heroes. A massive canvas, for regular people sitting in the grass. He was barely out of art school. The official Salon said no. So he helped start a new exhibition just to show it. He would be dead seven years later at 31. But in that short time he rewired how people thought about painting. 🛒 Get it here: https://art.ecoartlab.store/ 🎨 EcoArtLab — Frame TV & Printable Art Transform your space with museum-qual