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Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp

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Le Bec du Hoc is the name of part of the Normandy coast at Grandcamp and an area of geological importance. Seurat spent the summer painting here in 1885. He made a study of this motif on the spot, but would have refined and developed the image in the studio. Seurat aimed to place painting on a scientific basis in its treatment of light and colour and, using a style known as Divisionism, juxtaposed small brushstrokes of complementary colours to create a luminous effect in his works. This method can even be seen in the border; in the foreground where there is green grass, the border is predominantly red, but where it edges the blue of the sky it becomes predominantly orange.

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Title

Le Bec du Hoc, Grandcamp

Date

1885

Medium

Oil on canvas

Measurements

H 64.8 x W 81.6 cm

Accession number

N06067

Acquisition method

Purchased 1952

Work type

Painting

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