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Georges Seurat / Peasant Woman Seated in the Grass

Peasant Woman Seated in the Grass

1883 · Oil on canvas

A peasant woman sits bent over in a sunny field, painted by the young Seurat with short, criss-cross brushstrokes before he developed pointillism.

LocationNew York, United States
Dimensions38.1 × 46.2 cm

Why it matters

A peasant woman in blue sits with her head bowed in a sunlit meadow. The dark figure stands out strongly against the bright, yellowing grass.

Did you know?

  • It was painted in 1883.
  • It measures 38 × 46 cm.
  • It is in the Guggenheim Museum in New York.

Based on the French Wikipedia article Paysanne assise dans l'herbe (CC BY-SA 4.0).

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