GEORGES SEURAT - Courbevoie: Factories by Moonlight

THE ARTWORK

“Courbevoie: Factories by Moonlight” is a conté crayon drawing by Georges Seurat from 1883.

Courbevoie is a suburban commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine, northwest of Paris, France. In the late 19th century, it emerged as a hub for factories and manufacturing, attracting the attention of artists seeking to depict the changing urban landscape. Seurat's "Courbevoie: Factories by Moonlight" epitomizes this interest, portraying the town's industrial scenery under the soft illumination of the moon.

THE ARTIST

Georges Seurat (1859-1891), a French post-Impressionist artist, left a vibrant mark on the art world despite his short career. Born in Paris, he defied artistic norms, developing the ground-breaking Pointillism technique. This method used tiny dots of color, which, when viewed from afar, blended into a luminous and shimmering scene.

Seurat wasn't just about innovation. He meticulously studied scientific theories of light and color, ensuring his Pointillist paintings were a calculated explosion of vibrancy. His most famous work, "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" (1884-1886), exemplifies this perfectly.

Though Pointillism faced initial criticism, Seurat's dedication and the technique's undeniable beauty paved the way for future artists. Tragically, Seurat's life was cut short when he died of an illness at the age of just 31. Despite his premature death, he's remembered as a pivotal figure who transformed the way we see color and light in art.

THE PRINT

• A4 Size = 29.7cm x 21cm = 11.7" x 8.25"
• A3 Size = 42cm x 29.7cm = 16.5" x 11.7"
• High resolution giclée print - 600dpi
• Printed to order
• Unframed & unmounted
• Professionally printed using Canon imagePROGRAF printers
• Digitally restored by OharaPrints from high resolution scans of the original artwork
• Made in and shipped from Casterton, Victoria, Australia

PAPER

• Canson Infinity - Arches BFK Rives White
• Paper weight = 310gsm
• 100% cotton
• Archival, museum grade
• Acid free
• No OBAs (optical brightening agents)

Arches BFK Rives is a high-quality, archival-grade paper manufactured at the Arches paper mill in France - one of the oldest papermakers in Europe. It is made from 100% cotton rag using a time-honoured manufacturing process, giving the paper exceptional durability, longevity, and resistance to yellowing or deterioration over time. Despite its substantial weight and thickness it maintains a very soft and supple feel. The paper has a natural white tone and is completely free of any optical brighteners (OBAs), allowing for superb colour rendition and deep blacks.

INK

• Canon Lucia Pro Inks
• Pigment based
• Archival, museum-grade
• Brilliant colours, even gradient and razor-sharp lines
• Highly stable and fade resistant, excellent humidity-fastness

SHIPPING & HANDLING

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• All prints are shipped flat, not rolled
• Each print is individually placed into a resealable, archival grade plastic protective sleeve
• Prints are carefully packaged in very sturdy 700gsm cardboard envelopes, along with 1050gsm boxboard sheets which provide extra strength & rigidity to prevent bending or folding during transit