A Man Leaning on a Parapet

Georges Seurat, ca. 1881

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A Man Leaning on a Parapet, ca. 1881. Oil on wood.

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Oil on wood · 6 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (16.5 × 12.4 cm · The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Museum title: A Man Leaning on a Parapet
Artist: Georges Seurat (French, Paris 1859–1891 Paris)
Date: ca. 1881
Medium: Oil on wood
Dimensions: 6 1/2 × 4 7/8 in. (16.5 × 12.4 cm)
Credit line: Bequest of Mrs. Charles Wrightsman, 2019
Image license: CC0 1.0 · Public domain
Museum record: The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artist’s life 1859–1891

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