neoimpressionism

British  

/ ˌniːəʊɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm /

noun

1. a movement in French painting initiated mainly by Seurat in the 1880s and combining his vivid colour technique with strictly formal composition See also pointillism

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Other Word Forms

• neoimpressionist noun

Example Sentences

Neoimpressionism had two centers — Paris and Brussels.

From Los Angeles Times

The name "Neoimpressionism" was conjured up by the ubiquitous Félix Fénéon, a French journalist, critic and anarchist who seemed to know everyone in Paris' avant-garde cultural and left wing political circles.

From Los Angeles Times

The paintings in the Phillips exhibition date from 1883 to 1896, the heyday of Neoimpressionism.

From Los Angeles Times

Neoimpressionism may have been a misnomer because the work was hardly a new kind of Impressionism.

From Los Angeles Times

Neoimpressionism was a babe in the arms of Seurat when Hartl was born in Paris in 1889.

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