Post-Impressionism, a painting style that placed van Gogh on the world map of art, was born in Paris back in 1887. As an ambitious painter himself, Georges Seurat, known for his expertise at pointillism, took on the style with works that portray the paradox, almost comical way of living that was present around him.
Through his interest in the arts, he was able to make his own interpretation of the many kinds of entertainment in his era. Seurat’s drawings and paintings that were filled with almost dark humor resonated to the normal everyday life of Parisians. His subjects included peasant bakers, street side musicians, and circus performers, hence, the title of his collection: Circus Sideshow (Parade de Cirque).
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His collection, alongside many other paintings done by both unknown and famous artists, is now on exhibit at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The exhibit also showcases posters from the Corvi Circus, Seurat’s subject in most of his circus paintings, works of Gauguin, Cézanne, Rembrandt’s 1655 “Christ Presented to the People,” and Seurat’s “Sideshow” which had hung at the Met for more than 50 years.
The exhibit will be on full view at the Met until May 29, 2017.
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