pictorialist

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noun

An artist working in the style of pictorialism.

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Meanings

nounpictorialist (plural pictorialists)

plural pictorialists

  1. An artist working in the style of pictorialism.
  2. One who subscribes to the theory of pictorialism regarding mental imagery.
adjectivepictorialist (comparative more pictorialist, superlative most pictorialist)

comparative more pictorialist · superlative most pictorialist

  1. In the style of pictorialism.

    Steichen’s pictorialist period ended in 1917, when he joined the United States Army and created an aerial photography unit in northern France to gather intelligence about artillery positions and troop movements behind enemy lines.

    2007 October 17, Alan Riding, “Steichen Reconsidered in All His Exposures”, in New York Times

Origin

From pictorial + -ist.

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APA

pictorialist. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictorialist

MLA

“pictorialist.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictorialist. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “pictorialist,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pictorialist.

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