SEURAT S CIRCUS SHADOWS

The mystery, color, and magic of the circus was a subject of fascination for European artists in the late 19th and early 20th centur ies. The French Post-Impressionist painter Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891) explored this theme in a number of drawings and sketche s, as well as in his 1888 Pointillist masterwork, Circus Sideshow. Drawing connections to Parisian street life, to the works of othe r artists, and to the broader complexities of modern life, this lively book establishes Circus Sideshow as a pioneering work in the genre of ...[Read more]