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February 9, 2005
Robert L. Herbert Seurat and the Making of La Grande Jatte Chicago: The Art Institute of Chicago in association with University of California Press, 2004. 288 pp.; 307 color ills.; 67 b/w ills. Paper $34.95 (0520242114)

Museum of the Art Institute of Chicago, June 19–September 19, 2004

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Art Institute of Chicago, June 19–September 19, 2004

 
CrossRef DOI: 10.3202/caa.reviews.2005.9

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Seurat and the Making of La Grande Jatte, a book that accompanied an exhibition at the Art Institute of Chicago, combines extensive art-historical analysis of the painting with detailed study by conservators. The most dramatic contribution is the “rejuvenated” image of La Grande Jatte, a full-scale reproduction created by Roy S. Berns using digital technology to replace Georges Seurat’s now-darkened zinc yellow with something close to the original color. An essay by Frank Zuccari and...