Sunday in the park… A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte (Un dimanche après-midi à l’Île de la Grande Jatte),one of Georges Seurat’s most famous works, is a renowned example of pointillism. The painting was first exhibited in 1886, dominating the second Salon of the Société des Artistes Indépendants, of which Seurat had been a founder. Art Institute of Chicago.