Georges Seurat The creator of Pointillism was born December 2, 1859 in Paris, France. Seurat’s first introduction and art lesson were introduced by his uncle. In 1875 he began attending attending a local art school, and started his first formal art lessons under sculptor Justin Lequien. Then he started training under artist Henri Lehmann when he attended École des Beaux-Arts in Paris in 1878 to 1879. However, Seurat choose to leave the school and continue to study on his own. He was very influenced by Impressionist painters Claude Monet and Camille Pissarro, and their way of representing light and atmosphere through their paintings. Another fascination Seurat had was the science behind art. Principles of Harmony and Contrast of Colors, written
