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Art History - Pointillism
Flashcards on Pointillism
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7th Grade
11/07/2011

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Pointillism
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A technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of pure color are applied in patterns to form an image
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Who develeped the technique? And what year?
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Georges Seurat; 1886
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Pointillism branched from...
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Impressionism
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The term Pointillism was coined by...
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art crtics (in the late 1880s) as a mocking connotation
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The technique relies on...
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the ability of the eye and mind of the viewer to blend the color spots into a fuller range of tones.
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Georges Seurat, Paul Signac, Henri-Edmon Cross, Charles Angrand, John Roy, Maximilien Luce, Vincent van Gogh, Camille Pissarro, Theo van Ryseelberghe, Chuck Close, and Georges Lemmen all were...
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notable artists who did Pointillism
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Pointillsim is related to...
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Divisionsim
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Pointillism is focused on...
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the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint
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