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Georges-Pierre Seurat (December 2, 1859–March 29,1891) was a French artist.
Seurat was the innovator of pointillism as a style of painting. His most famous works include Sunday on the Island of Grand-Jatte (French: Un dimande après-midi à l'Ile de la Grand Jatte).
Today, a painting by Georges Seurat can sell for over $50 million dollars.
Seurat was interred in Le Père Lachaise Cemetery, Paris, France.
The Stephen Sondheim musical Sunday in the Park with George is was based on Seurat's Sunday on the Island of Grand-Jatte.
