Pointillism - wikipedia Pointillism Main article : Neo-impressionism Detail from Seurat 's Parade de cirque, 1889, showing the contrasting dots of paint which define Pointillism Pointillism / ˈpɔɪntɪlɪzəm / is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Georges Seurat and Paul Signac developed the technique in 1886, branching from Impressionism. The term `` Pointillism '' was coined by art critics in the late 1880s to ridicule the works of these artists, and is now used without its earlier mocking connotation. The movement Seurat began with this technique is known as Neo-impressionism. The Divisionists, too, used a similar technique of patterns to form images, though with larger cube - like brushstrokes. Contents 1 Technique 2 Practice 3 Music 4 Notable artists 5 Notable paintings 6 Gallery 7 See also 8 References 9 External links Technique The technique relies on the ability of the eye and mind of the viewer to blend the color spots into a fuller range of tones. It is related to Divisionism, a more technical variant of the method. Divisionism is concerned with color theory, whereas pointillism is more focused on the specific style of brushwork used to apply the paint. It is a technique with few serious practitioners today, and is notably seen in the works of Seurat, Signac and Cross. However, see also Andy Warhol 's early works, and Pop Art. Paul Signac, Femmes au Puits, 1892, showing a detail with constituent colors. Musée d'Orsay, Paris Henri - Edmond Cross, L'air du soir, c. 1893, Musée d'Orsay Practice The practice of Pointillism is in sharp contrast to the traditional methods of blending pigments on a palette. Pointillism is analogous to the four - color CMYK printing process used by some color printers and large presses that place dots of Cyan ( blue ), Magenta ( red ), Yellow, and Key ( black ). Televisions and computer monitors use a similar technique to represent image colors using Red, Green, and Blue ( RGB ) colors. If red, blue, and green light ( the additive primaries ) are mixed, the result is something close to white light ( see Prism ( optics ) ). Painting is inherently subtractive, but Pointillist colors often seem brighter than typical mixed subtractive colors. This may be partly because subtractive mixing of the pigments is avoided, and partly because some of the white canvas may be showing between the applied dots. The painting technique used for Pointillist color mixing is at the expense of the traditional brushwork used to delineate texture. The majority of Pointillism is done in oil paint. Anything may be used in its place, but oils are preferred for their thickness and tendency not to run or bleed. Music Pointillism also refers to a style of 20th - century music composition. Different musical notes are made in seclusion, rather than in a linear sequence, giving a sound texture similar to the painting version of Pointillism. This type of music is also known as punctualism or klangfarbenmelodie. Notable artists Vincent van Gogh, Self Portrait, 1887, using pointillist technique. Maximilien Luce, Morning, Interior, 1890, using pointillist technique. Charles Angrand Chuck Close Henri - Edmond Cross Henri Delavallée Albert Dubois - Pillet Louis Fabien ( pseudonym ) Georges Lemmen Maximilien Luce Camille Pissarro John Roy Georges Seurat Paul Signac Vincent van Gogh Théo van Rysselberghe Hippolyte Petitjean Jan Toorop Notable paintings A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte by Georges Seurat Bathing at Asnieres by Georges Seurat The Windmills at Overschie by Paul Signac Banks of Seine by Georges Seurat A Coastal Scene by Théo van Rysselberghe Family in the Orchard by Théo van Rysselberghe Countryside at Noon by Théo van Rysselberghe Afternoon at Pardigon by Henri - Edmond Cross Rio San Trovaso, Venice by Henri - Edmond Cross The Seine in front of the Trocadero by Henri - Edmond Cross The Pine Tree at St. Tropez by Paul Signac Against the Enamel of Background Rhythmic with Beats and Angels by Paul Signac The Yellow Sail, Venice by Paul Signac Notre Dame Cathedral by Maximilien Luce Le Pont De Pierre, Rouen by Charles Angrand The Beach at Heist by Georges Lemmen Aline Marechal by Georges Lemmen Vase of Flowers by Georges Lemmen Gallery Georges Lemmen, c. 1891 - 92, The Beach at Heist, Musée d'Orsay Paris Camille Pissarro, 1888, La Récolte des pommes, oil on canvas, 61 x 74 cm, Dallas Museum of Art Paul Signac, 1901, L'Hirondelle Steamer on the Seine, oil on canvas, National Gallery in Prague Henri - Edmond Cross, 1903 - 04, Regatta in Venice, oil on canvas, 73.7 x 92.7 cm, Museum of Fine Arts, Houston Jean Metzinger, c. 1906, Femme au Chapeau ( Woman with a Hat ), oil on canvas, 44.8 x 36.8 cm, Korban Art Foundation Robert Delaunay, 1906, Portrait de Metzinger, oil on canvas, 55 x 43 cm Hippolyte Petitjean, 1919, Femmes au bain, oil on canvas, 61.1 X 46 cm, private collection Georges - Pierre Seurat, 1884 -- 1886, A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte ( French : Un dimanche après - midi à l'Île de la Grande Jatte ), 207.6 x 308 cm, Art Institute of Chicago See also Micromontage, similar technique in music Stippling References ^ Jump up to : `` Pointillism ''. www.artcyclopedia.com. Jump up ^ Ruhrberg, Karl. `` Seurat and the Neo-Impressionists ''. Art of the 20th Century, Vol. 2. Koln : Benedikt Taschen Verlag, 1998. ISBN 3 - 8228 - 4089 - 0. ^ Jump up to : Vivien Greene, Divisionism, Neo-Impressionism : Arcadia & Anarchy, Guggenheim Museum Publications, 2007, ISBN 0 - 89207 - 357 - 8 Jump up ^ `` Nathan, Solon. `` Pointillism Materials. '' Web. 9 Feb 2010 ``. External links Wikimedia Commons has media related to Pointillism. 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