colourist

noun

a person who uses colour, esp an artist
a person who colours photographs, esp black-and-white ones

Derived Formscolouristic, adjective

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Examples from the Web for colourist

Historical Examples of colourist

Now to speak of Rubens; what are his characteristics as a colourist?
Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 62, Number 385. November, 1847.
Various
Reynolds was a colourist, but he came conspicuously to grief in glass.
Windows, A Book About Stained & Painted Glass
Lewis F. Day
For the painter of the future will have to be a colourist such as has never yet been seen.
The Letters of a Post-Impressionist
Vincent Van Gogh
Dauphin, who is nearly allied with him, always remains a colourist.
The History of Modern Painting, Volume 3 (of 4)
Richard Muther
As a colourist—his most distinguished rle—he was perhaps the greater of the two.
Chats on Japanese Prints
Arthur Davison Ficke