intimist

[ in-tuh-mist ]
/ ˈɪn tə mɪst /

adjective

of or relating to the recording of intimate personal and psychological experiences as a basis for art, literature, etc.: an intimist novel.

noun

an intimist painter, writer, etc.

Origin of intimist

1900–05; < French intimiste, equivalent to intime intimate1 + -iste -ist