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Study for "Bathers at Asnières"
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About this work
This oil sketch is one of many preparatory studies Seurat made for his monumental painting Bathers at Asnières (1883-84), depicting men leisurely bathing in the Seine near an industrial suburb of Paris. Seurat borrowed the brilliant colors of Impressionism to suggest outdoor light, but added structure by emphasizing basic geometric shapes and firm outlines. As a leader of the movement to reform Impressionism, his style became known as Neo-Impressionism.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineStudy for "Bathers at Asnières", c. 1883–84. Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891). Oil on wood panel; framed: 32 x 41 x 5 cm (12 5/8 x 16 1/8 x 1 15/16 in.); unframed: 15.7 x 24.9 cm (6 3/16 x 9 13/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Bequest of Leonard C. Hanna Jr., 1958.51
