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Pointillism (Late 19th / Early 20th Centuries)
About Pointillism
Description of Pointillism
Examples of Pointillism
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About Pointillism
Description of Pointillism |
Pointillism
Technique
of
employing
a
point,
or
small
dot,
of
colour
to
create
the
maximum
colour
intensity
in
a
Neo-Impressionist
canvas.
While
NEO-IMPRESSIONISM
suggests
both
the
style
created
by
Georges
Seurat
and
the
ensuing
movement
that
flourished
between
1886
and
1906,
Pointillism
denotes
only
the
technique.
Seurat
favoured
the
term
‘chromo-luminarism’,
which
conveys
his
dual
interest
in
intensifying
the
effect
of
colour
and
light.
Seurat’s
chief
disciple,
Paul
Signac,
in
his
book
D’Eugène
Delacroix
au
Néo-Impressionnisme
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