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On December 2nd, 1859 Georges was born. His father was a legal official and a native of Champagne. His mother was Parisian.
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Georges spent two years there studing sculpture. While there he drew pictures of beaches and seas.
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When he got there he shared a studio with two student friends before moving to his own studio.
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It was his first major painting on a huge canvas.
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After his artwork was rejected he and other artists grouped together and formed this group.
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The Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte took two years to complete.
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He served at the academy for 2 years.
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He lived secretly with a young model, Madeleine Knobloch. she gave birth to his son.
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This was the day he introduced, his girlfriend, and child, to his parents.
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His death is uncertain whether it was from meningitis, pneumonia, infectious angina, and/or diphtheria.
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Shortly after Georges death his girlfriend gave birth to his second child which died while being born or shortly after.
