Impastoed

adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of impasto form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Painted with an impasto

    "In addition to portraits and genre scenes, there is a generous selection of his landscapes, from a crisply drawn “Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer,” from 1888, to animated, impastoed late works, like “Entrance of a Quarry” and “Wheatfield Behind St. Paul’s Hospital With a Reaper,” both from 1889."

Example

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"In addition to portraits and genre scenes, there is a generous selection of his landscapes, from a crisply drawn “Fishing Boats on the Beach at Les-Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer,” from 1888, to animated, impastoed late works, like “Entrance of a Quarry” and “Wheatfield Behind St. Paul’s Hospital With a Reaper,” both from 1889."

Etymology

From impasto + -ed.

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