When did Seurat begin the painting ?
But it is painted with so much conviction that it appears almost touching and I do n’t quite dare poke fun at it . ’ In " L’Intransigeant " , Edmond Bazire , writing under the pseudonym ‘ Edmond Jacques ’ , wrote , ‘ behind and under some prismatic eccentricities Seurat conceals the most distinguished qualities of draughtsmanship , and envelops his bathing men , his ripples , his horizons in warm tones . ’ Both Jules Claretie and Roger Marx also described the painting as being a noteworthy ‘ Impressionist ’ painting .