Seurat Author:Sandra Forty Georges Seurat was one of the most important Post Impressionist painters to lead the way toward the modern era in art. He is best known for developing pointillsm, an exacting and time consuming technique whereby tiny dots of paint are combined to create a composition. His work is stylized and considered, in complete contrast to the impetuous spo... more »ntaneity of his precursors and contemporaries, the Impressionists.« less