Georges Seurat: Models (Poseuses); Georges Seurat; 1886-1888; Oil on canvas; In this scene set inside Georges Seurat's studio; we see models posing in front of A Sunday on La Grande Jatte (Art Institute of Chicago); the famous pointillist painting that caused a scandal when it was first exhibited in 1886. Informed by scientific theories of light; color; and optics; pointillism was dismissed by many critics at the time for being too cold and methodical--a style that could never be applied to noble subjects like the nude. Here; Seurat seems to offer his response; presenting life-size nude bodies from three angles and on a monumental scale.; Overall: 78 3/4 x 98 3/8 in. (200 x 249.9 cm)