'Pointillism' definitions:
Definition of 'pointillism'
(from WordNet)
noun
A school of painters who used a technique of painting with tiny dots of pure colors that would blend in the viewer's eye; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers late in 19th century France
noun
A genre of painting characterized by the application of paint in dots and small strokes; developed by Georges Seurat and his followers in late 19th century France
Definition of 'Pointillism'
From: GCIDE
- Neoimpressionism \Ne`o*im*pres"sion*ism\ (n[=e]`[-o]*[i^]m*pr[e^]sh"[u^]n*[i^]z'm), n. (Painting) A theory or practice which is a further development, on more rigorously scientific lines, of the theory and practice of Impressionism, originated by George Seurat (1859-91), and carried on by Paul Signac (1863- -) and others. Its method is marked by the laying of pure primary colors in minute dots upon a white ground, any given line being produced by a variation in the proportionate quantity of the primary colors employed. This method is also known as Pointillism (stippling). [Webster 1913 Suppl.]