Monthly Archives: July 2026

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Several circus performers and musicians stand outside a brightly lit circus tent at night. The figures appear still and orderly, painted with tiny dots of color.
Spring 2026

Circus Sideshow

Circus Sideshow (Parade de cirque), Georges Seurat, oil on canvas, 1887-88. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Bequest of Stephen C. Clark, 1960. By Chantelle Castillo There it was, towards my right, in Gallery 825. Hung this very alluring but peculiar painting. Circus Sideshow by Georges Seurat. As I witnessed it […]