Monkey, 1884, Conté crayon, 12 1/4 x 9 3/8 in. (31.1 x 23.9 cm), Drawings, Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris), Seurat imparted a timeless, idealized appearance to this monkey by showing the animal in strict profile, with minimal detail, and independent of a setting. He defined the essential aspects of the monkey in light and shade, not through line, using hatching and cross-hatching in Conté crayon and retaining the paper support as the light source
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Monkey, 1884, Conté crayon, 12 1/4 x 9 3/8, 31.1 23.9 cm, Drawings, Georges Seurat, French, Paris, 1859–1891, Seurat imparted, timeless, idealized appearance, monkey, showing, animal, strict profile, minimal detail, independent, setting, defined, essential aspects, light, shade, line, using hatching, cross-hatching, retaining, paper support, light source
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