Foal (Le Poulain) [also called "The Colt"]
Georges Seurat
1882–83
![Foal (Le Poulain) [also called "The Colt"] by Georges Seurat](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/rl/thumb/foal-le-poulain-also-called-the-colt-459395.webp)
Medium
Conté crayon on laid paper
Dimensions
9 3/4 x 12 1/2 in. (24.8 x 31.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Robert Lehman Collection
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
Accession Number
1975.1.706
Tags
Horses
About the Artist
Georges Seurat · 1859–1891
Georges Seurat (1859-1891) was the founder of Neo-Impressionism and the inventor of Pointillism, a revolutionary technique that transformed how artists understand and apply color. In a tragically brief career cut short at age 31, Seurat produced only seven monumental paintings, yet his systematic application of color theory fundamentally altered the direction of modern art. Born in Paris to a pro...