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The Stone Breaker

Georges Seurat · c. 1882

Palette

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Artist

Georges Seurat
1859–1891

Date

c. 1882

Type

Painting

Medium

oil on wood

Size

overall: 14.61 × 24.13 cm (5 3/4 × 9 1/2 in.)

Place

French

Period

19th century

Main colour

Gold & ochre · lightness 59, colourfulness 25

National Gallery of Art, Washington, Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon. Museum record. Public domain. United States: National Gallery of Art marks it open access (published_images.openaccess = 1: public domain, CC0). Europe: Artist died 1891: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1962. Last checked 2026-10-31 (published_images.openaccess = 1: yes). Image released by the museum under CC0. Licence rules