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C. Hatty · 07/20/2026

Seurat's Bathers: Workers in the Summer Light of the Seine

Asnières-sur-Seine - 20 July 2026: In the summer light of the Seine, young men and boys sit on the riverbank, some in the water, others motionless on the grass. Georges Seurat's "Une baignade à Asnières" from 1884 is the focus of an installment of Franceinfo's "Art d'été" series. The monumental painting, now at the National Gallery in London, depicts a free afternoon that is also a precise portrait of industrial…

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