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noun
A style of painting having abrupt transitions between areas of (often plain) color.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: art, arts
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noun
An individual painting in this style.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
Topics: art, arts
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History
Coined by curator and art critic Jules Langsner, along with Peter Selz, in 1959, to describe the work of certain Californian painters.
