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Bridget Riley: Learning from Seurat

Preface by Ernst Vegelin van Claerbergen, Introduction by Karen Serres, Introduction by Barnaby Wright, Contributions by Bridget Riley, Interviewer Ã‰ric de Chassey

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In 1959, Bridget Rileyâ€™s copy of Georges Seuratâ€™s Bridge at Courbevoie (1886â€“87) offered the artist a new understanding of colour and tone, which led her to produce her first major works of pure abstraction during the early 1960s. In 2015â€“16, an exhibition at the Courtauld Gallery, London, presented seven of Rileyâ€™s paintings and this key Pointillist work by Seurat from the museum's collection. Brought together for the first time, the exhibition demonstrated the two artistsâ€™ shared preoccupation with perception by looking at pivotal points throughout Rileyâ€™s career. Alongside full-colour illustrations, this publication features two essays written by Riley that offer the artistâ€™s insights on Seuratâ€™s importance to her own practice. An interview with the artist by Ã‰ric de Chassey, complemented by an introductory text by Karen Serres and Barnaby Wright, make this an important resource for art historians and general readers alike.