What style of painting was invented by Georges Seurat?
During his tragically short life, Georges Seurat managed to invent a new form of oil painting, called Neo-Impressionism, based on the colourist technique known as Pointillism, a form of Divisionism. In this, pure colours are placed side-by-side on the canvas and ‘mixed’ by the eye, rather than being mixed beforehand by the painter. For details of his career and works, see: Georges Seurat: Biography (1859-1891). Q. What painting genre was John Singer Sargent famous for? One of the great classically trained artists, John Singer Sargent was the last famous portrait painter in the “grand manner,” noted for his painterly skills, including his classical “au premier coup” technique. For details of his career, see: John Singer Sargent: Biography (1856 1925). Q. Who were the top 19th Century sculptors? The most successful 19th century exponents of sculpture included: the rococo, classical and realist (!) James Pradier (1790-1852), the romantics Augustin Preault (1810-79), David d’Angers (1788-1
