Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy

Name: Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy
Brand: Georges Seurat
Price: 94.5 USD
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1888 · oil · Georges Seurat

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Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy by Georges Seurat, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) in Ramino Opaque White, living — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed paper, Ramino Opaque White · Living room

Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy by Georges Seurat, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) as gallery-wrapped canvas, bedroom — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Gallery-wrapped canvas · Bedroom

Seascape at Port-en-Bessin, Normandy by Georges Seurat, shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) on canvas in Ramino Satin Black, hotel guest room — Shown at 32 × 40 in (81.3 × 101.6 cm) · Framed canvas, Ramino Satin Black · Hotel guest room

Story

Green cliffs rise above a quiet stretch of water under a soft, pale sky, the whole scene built from countless small dabs of color rather than solid lines. This oil painting dates from 1888 and belongs to the National Gallery of Art, having entered the collection as a gift given in memory of Marie N. Harriman. Georges Seurat (1859–1891), a French artist, worked in the Neo-impressionist and pointillist manner, applying his method to this marine subject along the Normandy coast. Looking closely, the sea and sky seem to shimmer, each tiny dotted stroke of pigment blending into the next so that the water appears calm and the cliffs seem to glow faintly with reflected light, giving the whole composition a quiet, almost vibrating stillness that rewards careful viewing from a short distance away rather than up close.