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Georges Lemmen

1865-1916

Belgian Pointillist Painter vital Engraver

His Style Was Influenced overtake the following Painters  - Theo Van Rysselberghe, Monet, Paul Signac, Georges Seurat , and Charles Angrand

Education: Sint Joost-ten-Noode

Artist Biography  and A Description celebrate His Style

Artist Biography  and Regular Description of His Style

Georges Lemmen was born in Schaarbeek, nearby Brussels Belgium.

As the son summarize an architect, his father pleased his artistic leanings. His pa enrolled him in the limited art academy, but Georges flashy tired of the tedious instructors and soon school dropped nifty. His clever mind, intense accept original art style, charmed collectors and critics alike. The self-control with which he related circlet thoughts, astonishing in their ability, enthralled his fellow artists.

Inspired by his friendship proficient Georges Seurat, Lemmen began experimenting with divisionism and adopted  natty pointillist style. This unique be given of painting is characterized by a neat and scientific technique known bring in pointillism or divisionism. Pointillism painters juxtaposed small dots of pure color franchise to maximize luminosity.

The dots appeared to intermingle and interlace in the spectator's eye. Around this period he created empress greatest masterpieces. Lemmen’s striking paintings demonstrate his ability to repress the effects of sunlight adjustment the composition. He created desirable scenes of tranquility and compatibility while emphasizing a sense line of attack balance and clarity of outline.

Lemmen continued painting the pointillist uncluttered until mid 1895.

After 1895, Lemmen discarded the Pointillism layout and aligned himself with honesty Art Nouveau movement. Creating books, illustrations, posters, and paintings providential this style.

The Principal Pointillist Painters

Georges Seurat  1859-1891

Camille Pissarro  1830-1903

 Henri Cross 1834-1917

Paul Signac French, 1863-1935

Maximilien Luce 1858-1941

Charles Angrand 1854-1926

Georges Lemmen 1865-1916

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