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What technique did Georges Seurat use for his famous works?

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Detail from Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat
Retry Correct Incorrect According to the U.K.’s National Gallery, Georges Seurat broke from the impressionist style and developed his own technique called pointillism. This involved the time-consuming but impressively detailed practice of painting the image entirely using small dots and tiny brush strokes.
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What technique did Georges Seurat use for his famous works?

  • Trompe-l’œil
  • Pointillism
  • Foreshortening
  • Encaustic painting
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