Why it matters
Young men rest and bathe on the banks of the Seine outside Paris, with factory chimneys in the distance. The first of Seurat's two monumental masterpieces, it was rejected by the Salon and only widely acclaimed long after his death at 31.
Did you know?
- Seurat completed it in 1884, aged 24.
- The spot is actually in Courbevoie, not Asnières.
- The island of La Grande Jatte appears on the right.
- It is considered a highlight of the National Gallery in London.
Based on the Wikipedia article Bathers at Asnières (CC BY-SA 4.0).
