December 2015 - Georges Seurat

Grey Weather, Grande Jatte, 1888 (via https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/438015)

Philadelphia Museum of Art, USA

"The artist Georges Seurat was born on December 2, 1859, in Paris, France. After training at the École des Beaux-Arts, he broke free of tradition. Taking his technique a step beyond Impressionism, he painted with small strokes of pure color that seem to blend when viewed from a distance. This method, called Pointillism, is showcased in major works of the 1880s such as "A Sunday on La Grande Jatte." Seurat's career was cut short when he died of illness on March 29, 1891, in Paris."

Source: www.biography.com