Expressionist

adj, noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A painter who paints in this style.
  2. 2
    an artist who is an adherent of expressionism wordnet
Adjective
  1. 1
    Of, pertaining to, or in the style of expressionism.

    "“It’s this snaggletoothed, little bird-footed homunculus caricature,” Bourneuf said. “Many artists at this time were trying to make new altarpieces. Klee tended to take a very skeptical distance from the sort of grandiose projects of many of his expressionist peers, so I think it’s actually kind of mocking those hopes.”"

Adjective
  1. 1
    of or relating to expressionism wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
expressionisticstylist

Example

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"In nineteen forty-four, Pollock married Lee Krasner who was also a skilled Abstract Expressionist painter."

Etymology

From expression + -ist.

Related phrases

abstract expressionistneo-expressionist

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