The Circus ☳ Seurat ☰ Art Print dogs The geographer

The geographer

Influenced by Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints

and red evoke the atmosphere of a sunny day by the coast

such as a dog dressed as an imp

I have had no other model

The Circus ☳ Seurat ☰ Art Print dogs The geographerThe Circus (1891, Le Cirque) by Georges Seurat is his third major work on the theme of the circus, and his last painting, unfinished at his death in March 1891 at age 31. It depicts a female acrobat performing on a horse at the Circus Fernando, along with other performers including the ringmaster and a clown, entertaining the audience in the bleachers, from the well dressed higher classes near the front to the lower classes in the gallery at the back.