The story of A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte begins in the 1880s as the world was experiencing an era of change. France had begun to experience the damage of the Long Recession, monumental inventions were created, and new forms of art were on the rise. These events included the invention of the bicycle, the start of Coca Cola, Jewish refugees flooding in from Russia, operas such as Manon gained popularity, and the building of the Statue of Liberty. These events were changing people’s everyday life’s and the post-impressionist artists sought to capture these adjustments in their art.
Post-Impressionist art focus highly on the emotional, mental and