FROM OUR EDITORS

Times of London art critic John Russell's monograph on Georges Seurat is a concise and accessible interpretation of the important French Impressionist's career. As a biography of the artist's short life, it is a sympathetic portrait of a man who struggled to express a new way of looking at the world. As criticism, it is an incisive analysis of the individual paintings. Illustrated with 225 plates, 52 in color.

FROM THE PUBLISHER

"A finely wrought, highly precious piece of work. Russell presents all the available evidence in a highly readable way" is how The Sunday Times described the author's detailed account of Seurat's tragically short life and artistic development. 225 illus., 52 in color.

"Mr. Russell contributes some important original insights." --The Burlington Magazine

"A brilliant piece of analysis...Russell creates a convincing picture of Seurat from the things which he finds in the pictures themselves...An important but difficult painter has found a highly skilled interpreter." --The Listener "His lively writing makes for enjoyable reading...short but stimulating." --Apollo

FROM THE CRITICS

New Statesman

"Beautifully written...the indispensable English monograph on Seurat." --New Statesman

Arts Review