Question

What definition best describes the Pointillism technique artist Georges Seurat used in his painting?

Question 32 options:


Use of smooth brushwork to create realistic sense of form


Loose uncontrolled brushwork to create a sense of movement and energy


Lighting technique where the figures seem to emerge from a dark background.


placing tiny dots of pure color next to each other on a canvas that blend together when viewed from a distance

Answer 1

placing tiny dots of pure color next to each other on a canvas that blend together when viewed from a distance.. 

Answer 2

Correct answer choice is:

D. Placing tiny dots of pure color next to each other on a canvas that blend together when viewed from a distance.

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Explanation:

Georges Seurat - Seurat was the originator of Pointillism. He examined the chemistry of pigments and optics to produce this new system. Paul Signac - Signac was another originating father of Pointillism. Pointillism is a method of art in which tiny, distinguished dots of pigment are employed in designs to create a model. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac exhibited the procedure in 1886, bifurcate of Impressionism.