neo-impressionism
[ nee-oh-im-presh-uh-niz-uh m ]
/ ˌni oʊ ɪmˈprɛʃ əˌnɪz əm /
noun (sometimes initial capital letter) Fine Arts.
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.
Compare
pointillism.
Origin of neo-impressionism
First recorded in 1890–95;
neo- +
impressionism
OTHER WORDS FROM neo-impressionism
ne·o-im·pres·sion·ist, noun, adjectiveWords nearby neo-impressionism
neo-darwinism,
neo-expressionism,
neo-freudian,
neo-gothic,
neo-hegelianism,
neo-impressionism,
neo-ju,
neo-kantianism,
neo-lamarckism,
neo-latin,
neo-lutheranism
British Dictionary definitions for neoimpressionism
neoimpressionism
/ (ˌniːəʊɪmˈprɛʃəˌnɪzəm) /
noun
a movement in French painting initiated mainly by Seurat in the 1880s and combining his vivid colour technique with strictly formal composition
See also pointillism