There is No Boy in the Famous Seurat Painting

When reality feels like a dream and vice versa, does it matter?

Diane Wilder
Age of Empathy
Published in
5 min readApr 22, 2024

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A Sunday on La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat; screen capture from the interwebs.

My family has long since left me behind; they’ve moved on to the next room. I can’t step away from this Georges Seurat, his largest and best-known painting. I’m squinting, searching for a blue ball and a young girl.

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Diane Wilder
Age of Empathy

Hi! My name is Diane and I'm a mom, writer, content marketer, and outdoor enthusiast navigating this world with POTS, chronic EBV, and overactive mast cells.