The Gardener
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Details
- Artist
- Georges Seurat
- Date
- 1882–83
- Medium
- Oil on wood
- Dimensions
- 6 1/4 x 9 3/4 in. (15.9 x 24.8 cm)
- Department
- European Paintings
- Holding institution
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Palette
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- Image provider
- metropolitan-museum-of-art
- License
- CC0-1.0
- Credit
- Bequest of Miss Adelaide Milton de Groot (1876-1967), 1967
Art Genome Taxonomy
9 tags
Subject Matter
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Figures in Nature Both · 98%
The Metropolitan Museum of Art lists Gardens and Gardeners as subjects, while the image visibly places a central human figure within dense cultivated vegetation.
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Work and Workers Both · 96%
The catalog identifies the subject as a gardener, and the bent posture within the garden visibly conveys a scene of manual work.
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Human Figure Both · 99%
The catalog lists Men and Gardeners, and the image clearly shows a single human figure occupying the center of the composition.
Visual Qualities
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Bright and Vivid Colors Visual · 97%
The composition is dominated by luminous greens, blues, yellows, and warm ochers with strong chromatic contrasts.
Medium and Techniques
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Large Brushstrokes/Loose Brushwork Visual · 98%
Broad, conspicuous directional strokes are visible across the figure’s clothing, tree trunks, foliage, and ground.
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Oil Painting Metadata · 100%
The museum catalog records the medium as oil on wood.
Time Periods
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19th Century Art Metadata · 100%
The work is dated 1882–83, placing it in the nineteenth century.
Geographic Regions
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French Art Metadata · 99%
The artist is identified in the catalog as French, with Paris given as both birthplace and place of death.
Materials
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Wood Metadata · 99%
The catalog specifies a wooden support.
Source & rights
Georges Seurat. The Gardener. The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
High-resolution sources
- Original image ↗ 3,811 × 2,419 · Metropolitan Museum Of Art · Available