Boat by the Riverbank

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This small study is one of some fourteen preparatory oil sketches for Georges Seurat's first major large-scale painting, Bathers at Asni¨¨res, purchased by the Courtauld Fund for t he National Gallery, London in 1924. The small, delicately applied dabs of paint recall those used by Monet and Renoir in their own riverside landscapes of the 1870s. Formerly in the collection of Samuel Courtauld, acquired by the Samuel Courtauld Trust, with the assistance of The National Heritage Memorial Fund, The Art Fund and others, 2000. Title Boat by the Riverbank Creator Georges Seurat Creator Lifespan 1859¨C1891 Date Created circa 1883 Location France Location Created France Physical Dimensions 15 x 24 cm Type Painting Rights Photo ? The Courtauld Medium Oil paint on panel Art Movement Pointillism Show more