The Circus (1891). Artist: Georges-Pierre Seurat (1859-1891). The Circus is a vintage pointillist impressionist fine art painting featuring a classic circus scene with an acrobat riding a horse and the ring master guiding them.About the artist:Georges-Pierre Seurat altered the direction of modern art by initiating the Neo-impressionism movement. The Pointillism technique is often mentioned, because it was the dominant technique in the beginning.