semiabstraction

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

semi- +‎ abstraction

Noun[edit]

semiabstraction (countable and uncountable, plural semiabstractions)

  1. semiabstract artwork
    • 2009 October 9, Ken Johnson, “A Post-Impressionist and His American Imitators”, in New York Times[1]:
      A still life that Arthur Dove painted in vivid colors in 1909 predates the luminous semiabstractions for which he is best known.