pointillism
noun [U] /ˈpɔɪn.tɪ.lɪ.zəm/ /ˈpwæn-/
/ˈpwæn.tə.lɪ-/ specializedDefinition
› a style of painting developed in France at the end of the 19th century in which a painting is created out of small spots of pure colour which seem to mix when seen from far awayArt history and artistic movements pointillist /-lɪst/ adjective, noun [C] specialized › Seurat's "Une Baignade" is a well-known pointillist painting. Seurat and Signac were two of the most famous Pointillists.ArtistsArt history and artistic movements
(Definition of pointillism noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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