1. Pointillism First pointillism was in1886 Into the early 1900’s 1 Nicholas Sharp

2. Important Names Georges Seurat Camille Pissarro Paul Signac Paul Gauguin 2 Nicholas Sharp

3. Background Pointillism is a form of painting in which tiny dots of primary-colors are used to generate secondary colors. It is a play off of Impressionism, and is usually categorized as a form of Post-Impressionism. It is very similar to Divisionism, except that where Divisionism is concerned with color theory, Pointillism is more focused on the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint. The viewer’s eyes merge the equal sized dots to give a wave-like effect so that colors never appear as a concentrated whole as they do in conventional painting. This gives the work a shimmering appearance, particularly effective in illustrating the effects of sunlight and lending an element of vibrancy to the piece. The term "Pointillism" was first used with respect to the work of Georges Seurat, and he is the artist most closely associated with the movement. 3 Nicholas Sharp

4. Georges SeuratFirst work in pointillism La Grand Jatte in 1886 4 Nicholas Sharp

5. Seurat works Beach at Bas Butin, Honfleur, 1886 Bathers at Asnieres, 1884 5 Nicholas Sharp

6. Camille Pissarro works The Pont-Royal and the Pavillon de Flore, 1903 Orchard at Pontoise, 1878 6 Nicholas Sharp

7. Camille Pissarro works Landscape with Trees, 1895-1900 The Malaquais Quay in the Morning, Sunny Weather, 1903 7 Nicholas Sharp

8. Paul Signac works The River Bank, Petit-Andely, 1886 St. Tropez, Pinewood, 1896 8 Nicholas Sharp

9. Paul Signac works The Chateau des Papes, Avignon, 1900 The Pine Tree at St. Tropez, 1909 9 Nicholas Sharp

10. Paul Gauguinworks Brittany Landscape, 1894 Self Portrait in Breton Costume, c.1889 10 Nicholas Sharp

11. Work Cited http://www.bridgemanartondemand.com/content/pointillism http://www.artcyclopedia.com/history/pointillism.html ttp://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://www.salidaarchive.org/atl/media/Georges_Seurat 11 Nicholas Sharp