Title

'Circus Sideshow', 1887-1888. Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat

Caption

'Circus Sideshow', 1887-1888. A parade, the free entertainment offered at the entrance of a traveling theatre, is intended to attract a crowd and encourage the sale of tickets. Seurat painted this extraordinary work during six months in 1887-1888.

Date

1887

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19B88_258

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,9Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,4in x 11,1in / 5226 x 3338 (300dpi)

Keywords

people music arts painting country entertainment French France audience musician art watching color colour performance performer circus location century musical instrument trombone impressionist trombonist 19th century impressionism nineteenth century pointillism sideshow Art Media artistic movement Neoimpressionism Neoimpressionist Pointillist oil Georges-Pierre Seurat Georges Seurat Seurat Georges-Pierre Seurat Georges oil