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Seurat's Les Poseuses
Episode 2 of 4
Why did Seurat place his masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte, in the background of what is probably his least-known painting, Les Poseuses?
Hanging in the Barnes Foundation in Philadelphia, Seurat鈥檚 Les Poseuses is probably his least-known painting. It is also a picture brimming with codes and hidden meanings. It shows three nudes in the artist鈥檚 studio, but included in the background is Seurat鈥檚 famous masterpiece, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte.
Why is it there? What is it trying to say? Why two pictures at once? Waldemar Januszczak investigates.
Last on
Sun 2 Apr 2023
23:40
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Waldemar Januszczak |
| Director | Waldemar Januszczak |
| Production Company | ZCZ Films |
Broadcasts
- Tue 24 Mar 2020 20:30
- Wed 25 Mar 2020 01:40
- Mon 14 Dec 2020 20:30
- Mon 26 Sep 2022 01:05
- Sun 2 Apr 2023 23:40