POINTILLISM


Meaning of POINTILLISM in English

In painting, the practice of applying small strokes or dots of contrasting colour to a surface so that from a distance they blend together.

The term (and its synonym, divisionism) was first used to describe the paintings of Georges Seurat . See also Camille Pissarro ; Paul Signac .

Britannica English dictionary.      Английский словарь Британика.