abstractionist
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of abstractionist
First recorded in 1835–45, for an earlier sense; abstraction + -ist
Example Sentences
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It looks like some kind of Abstractionist apotheosis perceived in a lyrical frame of mind without any material subject.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2011
As with some Old Masters, Mr. Richter’s greatest works, all in his Abstractionist manner, were executed in his later period starting around 1990.
From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2011
Some were attuned to Abstractionist trends with a Cubist tendency and created furniture that looks back to avant-garde Art Deco in the 1930s.
From New York Times • Oct. 14, 2011
Old-line Geometric Abstractionist Ad Reinhardt suggests "ob"�from object�and it embraces any object, image of one, or whatsit that might amuse museum directors or titillate collectors.
From Time Magazine Archive
In 1930 she saw the work of British Abstractionist Ben Nicholson for the first time, an experience which "helped to release all of my energies for an exploration of free sculptural form."
From Time Magazine Archive
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