A Sunday on La Grande Jatte - 1884
Georges Seurat · 1884-86, border added 1888-89
Image rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0
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Georges Seurat · 1884-86, border added 1888-89 · Art Institute of Chicago API
Image: Wikimedia Commons · Rights: Public Domain Mark 1.0 · Collection record: Art Institute of Chicago · Image: Georges Seurat, via Wikimedia Commons, public domain
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Vincent van Gogh · 1883
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Franz Rechberger · late 18th–early 19th century
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