Circus Sideshow ☲ Seurat ☳ Art Print beach a reminder of death

a reminder of death

As one of his earliest works

the reflection and size indicate the earring may actually be polished tin

geometric perspective

Remington demonstrates an attention to detail in clothing and artifacts to capture the spirit of life on the frontier

Circus Sideshow ☲ Seurat ☳ Art Print beach a reminder of deathCircus Sideshow (1888, Parade de cirque) by Georges Seurat is his first nocturnal painting and the first to depict popular entertainment. Traveling circuses made seasonal appearances in Paris, where free sideshows were staged outside the circus tent to sell tickets. This painting represents the parade, or sideshow, of the Circus Corvi at the annual Gingerbread Fair in spring 1887, at Place de la Nation.