Georges Seurat
My Name is Georges Seurat and I was born on December 2, 1859 in Paris, France.
I went to art school at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
My most famous painting is A Sunday on La Grande Jatte painted from 1884 to 1886.
Three interesting facts about me:
1. I was very interested in science.
2. I invented a special style of painting called Pointillism. I painted pictures using tiny dots of paint color instead of regular brush strokes and solid areas of color.
3. I painted seven wall-sized paintings and 60 smaller paintings and drawings during my life.
I went to art school at the Ecole des Beaux-Arts.
My most famous painting is A Sunday on La Grande Jatte painted from 1884 to 1886.
Three interesting facts about me:
1. I was very interested in science.
2. I invented a special style of painting called Pointillism. I painted pictures using tiny dots of paint color instead of regular brush strokes and solid areas of color.
3. I painted seven wall-sized paintings and 60 smaller paintings and drawings during my life.
I died on March 29, 1891 in Paris, France.
Quote: “Some say they see poetry in my paintings; I see only science.” 
Mary CassattMy name is Mary Cassatt and I was born on May 22, 1844 near Pittsburgh, Pennsyvania.
I went to art school at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
My most famous painting is The Child's Bath painted in 1893.
Three interesting facts about me:
1. I loved painting women and children even though I had no children of my own.
2. I was very good friends with painter Edgar Degas.
3. Although I am an American, I paint in the style of the French Impressionists.
I went to art school at the Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
My most famous painting is The Child's Bath painted in 1893.
Three interesting facts about me:
1. I loved painting women and children even though I had no children of my own.
2. I was very good friends with painter Edgar Degas.
3. Although I am an American, I paint in the style of the French Impressionists.
I died June 14, 1926 near Paris, France.
Quote: “I am independent! I can live alone and I love to work.”
Quote: “I am independent! I can live alone and I love to work.”
Henri Rousseau
My name is Henry Rousseau and I was born on May 21, 1844 in Laval, France.
I didn't attend art school but taught myself how to paint.
My most famous painting is The Sleeping Gypsy painted in 1897.
Three interesting facts about me:
1. I won many awards for my drawings when I was in high school.
2. I never visited a real jungle but it was my favorite subject to paint.
3. I had many different jobs though the years and I didn't start painting seriously until I was over 40 years old.
I didn't attend art school but taught myself how to paint.
My most famous painting is The Sleeping Gypsy painted in 1897.
Three interesting facts about me:
1. I won many awards for my drawings when I was in high school.
2. I never visited a real jungle but it was my favorite subject to paint.
3. I had many different jobs though the years and I didn't start painting seriously until I was over 40 years old.
I died on September 2, 1910 in Paris, France.
Quote: “Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.”
Quote: “Nothing makes me so happy as to observe nature and to paint what I see.”
