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

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

colourist

Examples from the Web for colourist

Historical Examples

Now to speak of Rubens; what are his characteristics as a colourist?

Reynolds was a colourist, but he came conspicuously to grief in glass.

For the painter of the future will have to be a colourist such as has never yet been seen.

Dauphin, who is nearly allied with him, always remains a colourist.

As a colourist—his most distinguished rle—he was perhaps the greater of the two.