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neoimpressionism:

see postimpressionismpostimpressionism,
term coined by Roger Fry to refer to the work of a number of French painters active at the end of the 19th cent. who, although they developed their varied styles quite independently, were united in their rejection of impressionism.
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For that, he is justly regarded as a founding father of the neoimpressionist school of behavioral finance.

Charles Kindleberger: an impressionist in a minimalist world

They used those distinguishing terms from the French painting tradition at whose pinnacle stood the tableau, the enduring, fully unified work--which remained, as Martha Ward has shown, a defining but reconfigured aspiration for Impressionist and NeoImpressionist painters.

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Dyke donated his collection of 133 drawings and watercolors by neoimpressionist artist Paul Signac to the Arkansas Arts Center more than eight years ago.

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To think that the neoimpressionists are painters who cover canvases with little multicolored spots is a rather widespread mistake," wrote Paul Signac in his manifesto of their movement.

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The neoimpressionists carried the technique of division to its inherent extreme in their use of pointillism, which consisted of juxtaposing tiny dots of pure color upon a white canvas, thus allowing the eye alone to unite the strokes and create the impression of tone.