Soulagean

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adjective

Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.

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Meanings

adjectiveSoulagean (comparative more Soulagean, superlative most Soulagean)

comparative more Soulagean · superlative most Soulagean

  1. Of or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.

    This recent flurry of Soulagean activity will be news to the New York contemporary art world, since he has not had a show there since 1977.

    2005, Brooks Adams, in Pierre Soulages: Outrenoir

    Synonyms: Soulagesian, Soulagesean

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveOf or pertaining to, characteristic of, associated with, or suggestive of French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022), his works, or his authorship; especially of his use of the black color.

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SoulagesianSoulagesean

Origin

From French Soulages + -an, after the French abstract painter Pierre Soulages (1919–2022). (Possible translation of soulagien, an equivalent French adjective in use since at least 1964.)

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Translations

French soulagien, soulagésien (synon.)
  • soulagienPertaining to Soulages or his works
  • soulagésien (synon.)Pertaining to Soulages or his works
Cite this entry
APA

Soulagean. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soulagean

MLA

“Soulagean.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soulagean. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Soulagean,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Soulagean.

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