neo-impressionism

American  

[nee-oh-im-presh-uh-niz-uhm] / ˌni oʊ ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm /

noun

(sometimes initial capital letter)

1. the theory and practice of a group of post-impressionists of about the middle 1880s, characterized chiefly by a systematic juxtaposition of dots or points of pure color according to a concept of the optical mixture of hues.

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Other Word Forms

• neo-impressionist noun

Etymology

Origin of neo-impressionism

First recorded in 1890–95; neo- + impressionism

Example Sentences

In the mid-1880s, Pissarro's work took a sharp turn toward pointillism, or "neo-impressionism," the dissection of light into swarms of tiny colored dots, which had been developed by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac.

From Time Magazine Archive

A breakthrough in the use of colour lead to the hey day of romanticism and preparation for neo-impressionism.

From The Land of Look Behind by Brown, Paul Cameron