The Circus
Georges Seurat · 1891
Palette
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Details
- Artist
- Georges Seurat
1859–1891 - Date
- 1891
- Type
- Painting
- Medium
- Oil on canvas
- Size
- 1850 × 1520 cm
- Period
- 19th century
- Main colour
- Grey · lightness 65, colourfulness 14
John Quinn Art Collection; Musée d'Orsay. Commons file page. Public domain. United States: Dated 1891, before 1931 (Commons: PD-old-100-expired, which states publication before 1931). Europe: Artist died 1891: public domain in the EU since 1 January 1962 (Commons: PD-Art|PD-old-100-1923|deathyear=1891). Last checked 2026-10-31 (Commons file carries EU and US public-domain templates: yes). Image: a faithful photographic reproduction of a public-domain work, from Wikimedia Commons (PD-Art). Licence rules
