Walking
circa 1882
Before he became the king of tiny dots, Georges Seurat was mastering the art of the shadow. In this moody sketch from 1882, a solitary figure strides forward, rendered almost entirely in deep, grainy blackness against a hazy, textured background. It looks less like a traditional drawing and more like a silhouette caught in a thick fog, leaning heavily on a cane. This piece shows Seurat experimenting with light and form long before he invented Pointillism, proving he was a master of atmosphere even when working in monochrome.
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