It’s called ‘Seurat and the Sea’, and it’s happening at the Courtauld Gallery in early 2026 ...

The Courtauld to present the first ever exhibition dedicated to the seascapes of the French artist Georges Seurat ...

In the school library, he found a book about drawing. This book inspired Seurat to look at art in a different way. He was fascinated by a range of scientific ideas about colour, form and expression.

This pointillist technique is seen in Seurat’s Port-en-Bassein, Outer Harbour, High Tide. The 1888 painting shows a seascape off the Normandy village after which it is named. From afar ...