Seurat, GeorgesSeu‧rat, Georges /ˈsɜːrɑː $ sʊˈrɑː, ʒɔːʒ $ ʒɔːrʒ/(1859–91) a French artist who developed the method of painting known as pointillism (=using many small spots of pure colour, rather than longer lines made with the brush). One of his best-known paintings is The Bathers at Asnières.