neoimpressionism

ne·o-im·pres·sion·ism

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noun neoimpressionism 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. 1
noun neoimpressionism a movement in French painting initiated mainly by Seurat in the 1880s and combining his vivid colour technique with strictly formal composition 0
noun neoimpressionism a late 19th-cent. theory and practice of painting, based on a strict scientific application of impressionist techniques, esp. pointillism 0

before 1890

One of the 20% newest English words

First recorded in 1890-95; neo- + impressionism

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