Paul Cézanne looms large in the historical development of Modern Art. Georges Seurat does not. Why? We will explore how both artists drew on key ideas formulated by the Impressionists, but took them in different directions. Cézanne sought to revise and enhance Impressionism, as revealed by his statement: “I want to make of Impressionism an art as solid as that of the museums.” By contrast, Seurat extended Impressionism to its limits, imposing a scientific rigor that produced visually engaging pictures, but which were, in the long-run, of little interest to twentieth-century artists.
Images from Lecture for Cezanne (pdf)
Images from Lecture for Seurat (pdf)
Paul Cézanne – The ArtStory (link)
George Seurat – The Artstory (link)
Paul Cézanne, Met Museum (link) Again, I don’t think this is a great text, but does include good reproductions. Can’t have it all. See below as well.
Georges Seurat, Works in Met Museum Collection (link) I’ve set up the search terms so when you land on this page you can scroll through a selection of Seurat works, including a number of drawings. Click on the image for info and larger image (usually).
Paul Cezanne, Works in Met Museum Collection (link)
Paul Cezanne, Works in MOMA Collection (link) Scroll down a bit. Click on images for text and again click on image for larger view.
Georges Seurat, A Sunday Afternoon on the Grande Jatte, 1884, Art Inst. Chicago (link)
The above video is a useful, if very brief introduction to Seurat’s Grande Jatte. I found the use of period film an interesting way to contextualize the work.