The Lagoon of Saint Mark, Venice on a lagoon in Venice, and is a testament to Signac's skill with seascape imagery. The work is constructed with brilliant hues of blues and greens juxtaposing one another. When standing close to the painting, the only discernible features are the brush strokes; this technique of painting was labeled, Pointillism, by Seurat. Artists using this technique along with Seurat became known as Neo-Impressionists. "The Lagoon" of Saint Mark, Venice, is in the background, gondolas in the middle ground, and docks can be seen in the foreground. The sky is awash with pastel purple and blue and large clouds appear throughout
Sir George-Étienne Cartier Square Sir George-Étienne Cartier Square Sir George-Étienne Cartier Square (officially in ) is a town square in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is located in the Saint-Henri neighbourhood of the Southwest borough. It is a small rectangular square with a fountain in the middle, woods in the northern part and a pool in the southern part. It is surrounded by rowhouses. Named after politician George-Étienne Cartier, it was built in 1912 on the site of an old west-end slaughterhouse. When Saint-Henri was annexed by the city of Montreal in 1905, the construction of this square had been an election promise made by