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List of famous Pointillism artists, with images, bios, and information about their notable works. All the greatest artists associated with the Pointillism movement are included here, along with clickable names for more details on that particular painter or sculptor. You might also be interested in famous art deco artists and famous art nouveau artists. These notable Pointillism period artists are organized alphabetically, but you may sort this information by clicking any column. Every well-known or influential figure in this movement is listed below.
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Henry Pierre Villierme (August 21, 1928 – March 13, 2013) was an American painter associated with abstract expressionism and the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Villierme was considered one of the "Second Generation" members of the Bay Area Figurative Movement. Villierme first rose to prominence with a series of successful exhibitions in the late 1950s. From the 1960s to the 1980s Villierme continued to paint and sculpt in his studio, and in the late 1980s returned to public exhibitions.
Associated periods or movements: Bay Area Figurative Movement, Abstract expressionism, Cubism, Pointillism
Georges-Pierre Seurat (UK: SUR-uh, US: sə-RAH, French: [ʒɔʁʒ pjɛʁ sœʁa]; 2 December 1859 – 29 March 1891) was a French post-Impressionist artist. He is best known for devising the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism. While less famous than his paintings, his conté crayon drawings have also garnered a great deal of critical appreciation. Seurat's artistic personality was compounded of qualities which are usually supposed to be opposed and incompatible: on the one hand, his extreme and delicate sensibility; on the other, a passion for logical abstraction and an almost mathematical precision of mind. His large-scale work, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La ...more
Artworks: A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, Can-Can, The Lighthouse at Honfleur, Gray weather, Grande Jatte
Birthplace: Paris, France
Associated periods or movements: Divisionism, Modern art, Post-Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, Pointillism
Paul Victor Jules Signac (French: [pɔl siɲak]; 11 November 1863 – 15 August 1935) was a French Neo-Impressionist painter who, working with Georges Seurat, helped develop the Pointillist style.
Artworks: Van Gogh's House, The Papal Palace, Avignon, Setting Sun. Sardine Fishing. Adagio. Opus 221 from the series The Sea, The Boats
Birthplace: Paris, France
Associated periods or movements: Divisionism, Modern art, Post-Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, Pointillism
Charles Angrand (19 April 1854 – 1 April 1926) was a French artist who gained renown for his Neo-Impressionist paintings and drawings. He was an important member of the Parisian avant-garde art scene in the late 1880s and early 1890s.
Artworks: Le Pont De Pierre, The Harvest, The Little Farm, Farmyard, Path in the Country
Birthplace: Criquetot-sur-Ouville, France
Associated periods or movements: Impressionism, Neo-impressionism, Pointillism
Henri-Edmond Cross, born Henri-Edmond-Joseph Delacroix, (20 May 1856 – 16 May 1910) was a French painter and printmaker. He is most acclaimed as a master of Neo-Impressionism and he played an important role in shaping the second phase of that movement. He was a significant influence on Henri Matisse and many other artists. His work was instrumental in the development of Fauvism.
Artworks: L'Air du soir, Cypresses at Cagnes, Beach at Cabasson (Plage de baigne-cul)
Birthplace: Douai, France
Associated periods or movements: Neo-impressionism, Pointillism
Jerry Oliver Wilkerson (September 5, 1943 in Texas – June 2, 2007) was a St. Louis, Missouri artist known for his contemporary pointillistic style of painting, and as a supporter of local business and talent. After completing his BS at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, in 1966, Wilkerson obtained his MFA (1968) from Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri. He settled in St. Louis following military service in the Army from 1968 - 1970. Wilkerson exhibited at galleries in St. Louis, Kansas City, New Orleans, New York City, and Carmel, California. His works are represented in several public collections including the St. Louis Art Museum, the Baltimore Museum of Art, the Delaware ...more
Birthplace: Beaumont, Texas
Associated periods or movements: Contemporary art, Pointillism
