Georges Seurat, the renowned French Post-Impressionist painter, died on Wednesday, March 29, 1891 at the age of 31. Seurat is best known for his innovative technique of painting with tiny points of colors in tiny separate strokes he called pointillism. Born on December 2, 1859 in Paris, France, Seurat was the son of a prosperous military Supply Commissary and a laundress. Seurat began his artistic career as an apprentice to a commercial painter, and soon attended the prestigious Ecole des Beaux Arts. Seurat gained recognition quickly for the originality of his artwork. He drew inspiration from Impressionists and Neo-Impressionists like Claude Monet and Camille Pissaro. He was known for painting scenes of modern life in Paris as well as rural scenery, which depicted the beauty of nature. Among his most famous works of art are 'A Sunday on La Grande Jatte' and 'Bathers at Asnières'. Seurat was praised for his technical ability to capture the emotional depth of his subjects by means of his groundbreaking “divisionism” or Pointillism technique, which involves placing individual dots of color with precision on the canvas. His works have had lasting influences in the art world and are still widely celebrated today. He left behind a legacy of innovative artwork that has made an undeniable impact on the French art of his time and beyond. He will be remembered for centuries to come.