Seurat

Published in New York, United States, by The Hyperion Press as part of the celebrated "Hyperion Miniatures" series in 1950, "Seurat" is a fine vintage art monograph dedicated to the life and revolutionary oeuvre of French post-Impressionist master Georges Seurat. Written by renowned art historian Raymond Cogniat and translated by Lucy Norton, this volume explores Seurat's pioneering development of pointillism and divisionism, analyzing how his meticulous optical blending of pure color dots transformed modern painting.

Featuring a classic cream-colored hardcover presentation, the front cover displays elegant dark serif typography at the top reading "SEURAT". A centered color plate pasted onto the cover reproduces a detail from Seurat's iconic masterpiece "Bathers at Asnières" (Une baignade à Asnières), showing a young man relaxing by the riverbank in a straw hat. Below the illustration, the publisher imprint reads "HYPERION". Inside, the book contains an insightful biographical and critical essay accompanied by numerous black-and-white and color plates showcasing Seurat's major works, drawings, and coastal landscapes. An essential centerpiece collectible for Post-Impressionism scholars, vintage art monograph collectors, and admirers of pointillist painting.