Man Seated on a Stool
ca. 1880-81
Long before Georges Seurat became the Post-Impressionist master of millions of tiny dots, he was honing his skills with quick, expressive sketches like this one. Created around 1880, it captures a man seated on a stool, seen from behind, with his broad back and jacket defined by loose, searching lines. It’s a fascinating peek into the artist's early days, showing how he studied form and volume before developing his famous Pointillism style. The faint, ghostly outline of another figure to the right suggests this was a lively studio session where Seurat was rapidly capturing the world around him.
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