Sunday

Georges Seurat and Paul Signac are the two artists credited with inventing Pointillism in the late 19th Century. Their styles were, however, markedly different. Signac was influenced by the work of Georges Seurat, but he sought a new style away from Impressionism. Signac introduced a technique that broke the mould regarding the application of paint. The bright colors associated with Impressionist paintings were to remain, but flowing brush strokes were replaced by dots. The Pointillism that Signac preferred brought about paintings of rich color. Sunday, created between 1888 and 1890, is of a cozy domestic scene, but two things stand out. It looks more like a conventional painting, but with very bright colors and only the man’s face is indicative of a new style of art, with little attention paid to the physical features. This painting reflects Signac’s Neo-Impressionism.