SSeurat died in Paris in his parents' home on 29 March 1891 at the age of 31.[4] The cause of his death is uncertain, and has been variously attributed to a form of meningitis, pneumonia, infectious angina, and diphtheria. His son died two weeks later from the same disease.[17] His last ambitious work, The Circus, was left unfinished at the time of his death.
30 March 1891 a commemorative service was held in the church of Saint-Vincent-de-Paul.[4] Seurat was interred 31 March 1891 at Cimetière du Père-Lachaise.[6]
At the time of Seurat's death, Madeleine was pregnant with a second child who died during or shortly after birth.[18]