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🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

点彩派画家

Pronunciation / Transliteration: diǎncǎipài huàjiā

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Pointillist/ˈpwæ̃.tɪ.lɪst/
nounadjectiveCEFR C1 (Advanced)Top #14500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"这位点彩派画家用纯色的小圆点来构图。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    An artist who paints using dots of pure color, which are intended to blend together in the viewer's eye.

    "Georges Seurat is widely recognized as the most famous pointillist of the nineteenth century."
As adjective
  1. 1

    Relating to or characterized by the practice of pointillism in art.

    "The museum displayed a stunning pointillist landscape capturing the light of the afternoon sun."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the French word 'pointilliste', based on 'pointiller' (to dot), originating in the late 19th century. The term entered English art history to describe the revolutionary painting technique pioneered by Georges Seurat and Paul Signac, where small, distinct dots of color are applied to patterns to form an image.

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