Seurat is one of my favorite artists and i was very happy to find a childs book of seurat s work. Georgespierre seurat was a french postimpressionist artist. Follow georges seurat and explore their bibliography from s georges seurat author page. Set against the backdrop of wellknown works by the artist, georges seurat.
This is a cute little book thats also available as a board book. His son died at the same time he did of the same disease. Georges seurat has 14 books on goodreads with 44 ratings. Click here to explore complete information about georges seurat biography and get inspired by his prominent paintings and drawings. It introduces kids to seurat s painting using simple, rhyming prose and of course, impressive illustrations. Georges seurat getting to know the worlds greatest. Heres how our book, art in time, describes the change. Getting to know the worlds greatest artists series combines a delightful mix of fullcolor historical reproductions, photos, and hilarious cartoonstyle illustrations that bring to life the works of renowned artists, combining poignant anecdotes with important factual information for readers ages 89.
It is not clear whether seurat read all of chevreuls book on color contrast, published in 1859, but he did copy out several. George seurat shows mati and dada the scientific magic of how colors in his paintings are mixed by their eyes. The colors are beautiful and each work has a ton of detail to hold a childs attention for a long while. Seurat gave the world of art new ideas and concepts in color and how the eye works together with color. He had a wife and child that he kept secret from his mother. Sunday with seurat is yet another book in the wonderful mini masters series of board books and is especially good for younger kids. This book pairs a simple, pleasing rhyme with seven of seurat s most wellknown paintings.
This is one book in a series that introduces children to the great art masters. The pages feature closeups of the grand painting, whichll help kids understand how detailed it really is. Much different from the simple cartoons in many childrens books. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1.
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