neoimpressionism

neoimpressionism
neoimpressionism [nē′ōim presh′ən iz΄əm]
n.
a late 19th-cent. theory and practice of painting, based on a strict scientific application of impressionist techniques, esp. pointillism
neoimpressionist
adj., n.

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ne·o·im·pres·sion·ism or ne·o-im·pres·sion·ism (nē'ō-ĭm-prĕshʹə-nĭz'əm) n.
A movement in late 19th-century painting led by Georges Seurat that was stricter and more formal than impressionism in composition and employed pointillism as a technique.
  ne'o·im·presʹsion·ist adj. & n.

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