POINTILLISM

pointillism

(noun) a genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France

pointillism

(noun) a school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer’s eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

pointillism (usually uncountable, plural pointillisms)

In art, the use of small areas of color to construct an image.

Hypernyms

• divisionism

Source: Wiktionary



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