Monkey
1884
Georges Seurat, best known for his meticulous pointillist paintings, took a break from his tiny dots to create this striking, shadowy study of a monkey. Created in 1884, the animal is rendered in dark, textured strokes that make it look almost like a heavy silhouette walking across a blank page. Seurat was fascinated by light and form, and even in his quick animal sketches, you can see his obsession with capturing the essence of movement and volume without getting bogged down in fussy details. It’s a great reminder that even the most precise artists sometimes just want to let their hand loose!
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