Painter
Georges Seurat
Invented pointillism and spent two years on a single large canvas of a Sunday afternoon. He died at thirty-one.
Georges Pierre Seurat was a French post-Impressionist artist. He devised the painting techniques known as chromoluminarism and pointillism and used conté crayon for drawings on paper with a rough surface.
- Born
- 1859-12-02, Paris, FranceA Friday
- Died
- 1891-03-29, Paris, FranceA Sunday, aged 31
- At birth
- Sun in Sagittarius, Moon in Pisces
- Nationality
- France
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1859-12-02, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
Europe/ParisThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Sagittarius | 9°49′ | Direct |
| Moon | Pisces | 8°55′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Sagittarius | 29°42′ | Direct |
| Venus | Sagittarius | 26°16′ | Direct |
| Mars | Libra | 23°02′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Cancer | 24°36′ | Retrograde |
| Saturn | Leo | 26°02′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Gemini | 5°32′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Pisces | 24°21′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Taurus | 6°58′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1891-03-29, Paris, France · time unknown, noon chart
Europe/Paristhe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aries | 8°30′ | Direct |
| Moon | Scorpio | 22°57′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aries | 14°12′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 26°05′ | Direct |
| Mars | Taurus | 14°57′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Pisces | 4°53′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Virgo | 11°55′ | Retrograde |
| Uranus | Scorpio | 0°15′ | Retrograde |
| Neptune | Gemini | 4°32′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Gemini | 6°10′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment Georges Seurat was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.