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Why did Seurat paint A Saturday on La Grande Jatte?

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Was there a story behind the painting?

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  • 5 years ago

    The scene was very new. It was the industrial revolution when machines did more of the work previously done by human hands so people actually had time off from their 7-day, 12-hour jobs. Thus people got Sundays off and spent them at rest in the park. That's the story behind it.

  • 5 years ago

    He thought it was a wonderful scene to paint. Do you imagine he had some hidden motive?

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    He needed the money to buy weed.

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