pointillism

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noun

1. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
pointillistic
• Hypernyms:
school, artistic movement, art movement
2. 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
• Derivationally related forms:
pointillist
• Hypernyms:
genre