The Private Life of a Masterpiece

Georges Seurat: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (5x3)

Date de diffusion: Avr 23, 2005

A popular masterpiece and yet an enduring enigma. It seems to show a quiet scene in a Paris park but there are hints at the demi-monde, if you know where to look. The most remarkable aspect of this vast canvas however remains Seurat's technique his revolutionary pointillism.