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His dramatization of the relationship between light and shadow resulted in a distinct body of work.

innovative treatment of light

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At the Concert Européen (Au Concert Européen)
c. 1886–88

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Stone Breaker, Le Raincy (Casseur de pierres, Le Raincy)
c. 1879–81

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Carriage and Dog (La Carriole et le chien)
c. 1882–84

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Stone Breaker, Le Raincy (Casseur de pierres, Le Raincy)
c. 1879–81

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Port-en-Bessin, Entrance to the Harbor 1888

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Georges-Pierre Seurat. The Channel at Gravelines, Evening. summer 1890

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Grandcamp, Evening
1885, painted border c. 1888-89

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A Woman FishingGeorges Seurat French 1884

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A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte was painted from 1884 to 1886 and is Georges Seurat's most famous work.

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Left to right: Georges Seurat, Poseuse de dos, 1887. Musée d’Orsay, Paris; Georges Seurat, Poseuse de face, 1887. Musée d’Orsay, Paris; Georges Seurat, Poseuse de profil, 1887. Musée d’Orsay, Paris

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Left: Georges Seurat, Étude pour ‘Les poseuses’, 1886-1887. 

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Georges Seurat (1859-1891), Les Poseuses, Ensemble (Petite version), 1888. 15½ x 19¾ in (39.3 x 50 cm).

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By ‘shining a light’ on certain elements in a painting, such as a hand or a flower, a story is constructed. (Seen here highlighting holy symbols) Medieval painting

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(The Virgin and Child with Saint Anne by Leonardo da Vinci) Light and shadow lend a painting depth .  1452-1519

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Caravaggio (1571 – 1610) using one light source in his paintings he plays light and shadows on his subjects, focusing in on the on the human form. He uses light to create a sense of volume and mass, to give the characters a solid and often unsettling presence, drawing out the emotion that the light creates.

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Willem Claesz Heda, Banquet Piece with Mince Pie, 1635.  The eye is almost completely led by the direction of the light and the objects it touches.

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19th century -Claude Monet explores reflections in the water, showing shapes to the viewer through their reflected image. This creates a dreamlike effect, where things only become clear when they are studied through their relationship to the light. In doing so, Monet softens the distinction between what is real and what is imagined

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Josef Herman, 1911-2000.  darkness as a tool, shadows.  The monochrome style is often used to create patterns, utilising the contrast between light and dark to produce optical illusions.

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Finished painting The Diagonal 1971-1977 oil on canvas 46 x 65 in

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“I take measurements so that the subject has a real link to the rectangle; it also gives me freedom to make a whole surface… I’m painting an idea not an ideal. Basically I’m trying to paint a structured painting full of controlled, and therefore potent, emotion.” – Euan Uglow

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Curled nude on a stool 1982-3 Oil on canvas 30 x 39 in

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Finished painting Jana 1996-7 Oil on canvas laid on board 14 x 16.75 in

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Euan Uglow, Two Pears, 1990, oil on canvas, 17.1×24.1cm

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“Nude, From Twelve Regular Vertical Positions From the Eye” (1967) is about eliminating perspective.

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EUAN UGLOW - NUDE from 12 vertical positions from the eye

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EUAN UGLOW - NUDE from 12 vertical positions from the eye

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British artist Euan Uglow (10 March 1932 – 31 August 2000)

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The School of Athens" by Raffaello Sanzio da Urbino  1511

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Lamentation of Christ (1480) by Andrea Mantegna; Andrea Mantegna, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

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Jacopo da Pontormo,  Florentine 1522-1525