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This view looking out to sea was taken from the beach in the town of Gravelines, on the coast of Northern France. Seurat liked to spend the summers by the sea, away from Paris.

The sketch, painted a year before the artist’s death at the age of 31, is almost abstract in its simplification. A boat at the centre of the composition marks the horizon. Particles of sand have been found embedded in the paint, suggesting that Seurat painted this panel in the open air.

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

London

Title

Beach at Gravelines

Date

1890

Medium

oil on panel

Measurements

H 16 x W 24.5 cm

Accession number

P.1948.SC.397

Acquisition method

bequeathed by Samuel Courtauld, 1948

Work type

Painting

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