Finding of 38,000 Year-Old Engravings Confirms Ancient Origins of Technique Used by Seurat, Van Gogh, Pissarro, and Lichtenstein
Friday, February 24, 2017 - 13:31
in Paleontology & Archaeology
A newly discovered trove of 16 engraved and otherwise modified limestone blocks, created 38,000 years ago, confirms the ancient origins of the pointillist techniques later adopted by 19th and 20th century artists such as Georges Seurat, Vincent Van Gogh, Camille Pissarro, and Roy Lichtenstein.