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Georges Seurat, 'Young woman powdering herself', 1889-90. Courtauld Gallery, London.

Georges Seurat, ‘Young woman powdering herself’, 1889-90. Courtauld Gallery, London.

A hidden self-portrait by Seurat rediscovered

An article by Aviva Burnstock (Head of the Department of Conservation & Technology, Courtauld Institute, London) and Karen Serres (Schroder Foundation Curator of Paintings, Courtauld Institute) in the April edition of The Burlington Magazine reveals a hidden self-portrait by Georges Seurat (1859-91) in his painting Young woman powdering herself of 1889-90.

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