Final Study for Bathers at Asnières is a small, early preparatory oil sketch by Georges Seurat, painted around 1883, focusing on figures for his larger masterpiece, Bathers at Asnières (1884). This sketch, housed at The Art Institute of Chicago, concentrates on poses for the men and boys by the Seine River, unlike other studies exploring landscape or atmosphere, and demonstrates Seurat's methodical approach to modern life subjects, blending Impressionist techniques with his developing Pointillist style.
Key Details:
Artist: Georges Seurat (French, 1859–1891).
Date: Circa 1883.
Medium: Oil on wood panel.
Location: The Art Institute of Chicago.
Purpose: A study for Seurat's monumental painting Bathers at Asnières, which depicts figures in a working-class suburb of Paris.