synthetism

(ˈsɪnθɪˌtɪzəm)

(Art Terms) (often capital) the symbolism of Gauguin and the Nabis, who reacted against the impressionists and realists by seeking to produce brightly coloured abstractions of their inner experience

[C19: from Greek sunthetos composite; see synthetic]

ˈsynthetist n

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synthetism - a genre of French painting characterized by bright flat shapes and symbolic treatments of abstract ideas

genre - a class of art (or artistic endeavor) having a characteristic form or technique

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