synchromism

[ sing-kruh-miz-uhm ]

noun

, (sometimes initial capital letter)

1. a movement of the early 20th century led by American artists and manifested in their experimentation with nonfigurative or entirely abstract paintings containing shapes and volumes of pure color. Compare Orphism ( def 2 ).

Other Words From

• synchro·mist noun adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of synchromism¹

First recorded in 1910–15; syn- + chrom- + -ism

Example Sentences

Macdonald-Wright approached his conception of Synchromism from the opposite direction.

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The word Synchromism, adopted by them to avoid obnoxious classification under a foreign banner, means simply “with colour.”

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Today there are numerous representatives of all the movements from Impressionism to Synchromism.

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The attacks on Synchromism are strangely like those which companioned Impressionism.

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From Delacroix335 to Synchromism the critics and public have fought every advance.

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