Associations to the word «Pointillism»

Wiktionary

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

Dictionary definition

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.
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.

Wise words

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