abstractionist
[ ab-strak-shuh-nist ]
noun
a person who produces abstract works of art.
adjective
showing abstract characteristics in art; tending toward abstractionism.
Origin of abstractionist
1First recorded in 1835–45, for an earlier sense; abstraction + -ist
Words Nearby abstractionist
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How to use abstractionist in a sentence
In the 1960s, the great abstractionist reveled in making absurdist pictures of (almost) nothing.
But see now how the abstractionist treats this rich and intricate vision that a certain state of things must be true.
The Meaning of Truth | William JamesThe youthful abstractionist, Lowndes Cleburn, expressed it even better.
Tales of the Chesapeake | George Alfred Townsend
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