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Pointillism (Late 19th / Early 20th Centuries)


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 ... (view more)

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Artists Associated with Pointillism — 7 artists:

Henri-Edmond Cross
Maximilien Luce
George Passmore
Camille Pissarro

Georges Seurat
Paul Signac
Alfred Sisley

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