NEO-IMPRESSIONISM


Meaning of NEO-IMPRESSIONISM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˌnē-ō-im-ˈpre-shə-ˌni-zəm ]

noun

Usage: often capitalized N&I

Etymology: French néo-impressionisme, from né- ne- + impressionisme impressionism

Date: 1892

: a late 19th century French art theory and practice characterized by an attempt to make impressionism more precise in form and the use of a pointillist painting technique

• neo-im·pres·sion·ist -ˈpre-sh(ə-)nist adjective or noun , often capitalized N&I

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