Pointilism
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Pointilism - 'La Grande Jatte' by Georges Seurat
Despite being a direct development from Impressionism, the larger scale of paintings like Grande Jatte, as well as the painstaking technique and careful planning, ...
pointilism A method of painting developed by Seurat and Paul Signac in the 1880s. It used dabs of pure color that were intended to mix in the eyes of viewers rather than on the canvas. It is also called divisionism or neoimpressionism.
POINTILISM
This movement developed from Impressionism and involved the use of many small dots of colour to give a painting a greater sense of vibrancy when seen from a distance.
The work shows the influence of pointilism and works to blend back-, middle-, and foreground into a luminescent surface. Fauvism is also apparent in these early works.
 See also: Impressionism, Impression, Movement, Painting, Divisionism
  
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