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Seurat was a leader among painters of the new generation, his own goal was to reach beyond impressionism and apply the results of scientific research to his art. Like so many he began his career at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in 1878 studying under Henri Lehmann and was influenced by artists such as Corot, Pissaro, Monet and especially the writings of Charles Blanc and Chemist Chevreul. Seurat was really interested in the science behind painting, like the Impressionists use of complementary colours, Seurat developed this idea further using the idea that colour is controlled by fixed laws and later constructed a disc bringing together the hues of the rainbow joined by intermediate colours so he could easily