pointillismnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈpɔɪn.tɪ.lɪ.zəm//ˈpwæn-/us/ˈpwæn.tə.lɪ-/specializeda style of painting developed in France at the end of the 19th century in which a painting is created out of small spots of pure colour that seem to mix when seen from far away
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pointillist
adjective, noun [ C ] usuk/-lɪst/specialized
Seurat's "Une Baignade" is a well-known pointillist painting.
Seurat and Signac were two of the most famous Pointillists.