ArtBabble: Georges Seurat

"The Lighthouse at Honfleur," 1886 Georges Seurat

National Gallery of Art, Washington — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 17:31:32 +0000

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Be transported to the beach in this video from the Children’s Video Tour, featuring Georges Seurat’s 1886 painting “The Lighthouse at Honfleur.” Seurat was interested in color and light and how artists could make a painting appear to shimmer or sparkle. He experimented with placing individual strokes of complementary colors—red and green, yellow and blue, orange and purple—next to one another. When viewed at a distance, these colors would mix in the viewer’s eye. Seurat’s style eventually inspired the artistic movement of neo-impressionism.

Revisiting the Fesler Collection

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 15:39:31 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

Join Robert Rosenblum, co-curator of 20th century art at the Guggenheim Museum, as he lectures in conjunction with the 2006 Indianapolis Museum of Art exhibition: European paintings from the Caroline Marmon Fesler collection, which occured March 10-June 4, 2006. Not the best video quality, but filled with great content.

Caroline Marmon Fesler: A Collector's Exhibition

Indianapolis Museum of Art — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:18:49 +0000

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Indianapolis Museum of Art

A short documentary on the role art collector Caroline Fesler played in the building of the Indianapolis Museum of Art's collection in the 1930's and 40's. This IMA produced film shows how an exemplary eye for art and a strong will can create lasting legacy.