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Pointillism - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Pointillism : (noun)
1: a school of painters who used a technique of painting with
tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's
eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late
in 19th century France
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Neoimpressionism \Ne`o*im*pres"sion*ism\, n. (Painting)
A theory or practice which is a further development, on more
rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of
Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and
carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others. Its method is
marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots
upon a white ground, any given line being produced by a
variation in the proportionate quantity of the primary colors
employed. This method is also known as Pointillism
(stippling).
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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