Georges Seurat - Bathers at Asnières

The original master of Pointillism

Painted when the artist was just shy of 25 years old - this beautiful, monumental size picture was Seurat’s first major composition.

He intended it to be a grand statement - something which would make his name as an artist.

But, in the spring of 1884, it was rejected for entry into the official Paris Spring Salon. And i…