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expressionist (adj.)

1850 in reference to an artist who seeks to portray the emotional experience of the subject, from expression (which was used in the fine arts by 1715 with a sense "way of expressing") + -ist. Modern sense is from 1914, from expressionism (from 1908 as an artistic style or movement). As a noun from 1880. Related: Expressionistic.

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Definitions of expressionist from WordNet
1
expressionist (n.)
an artist who is an adherent of expressionism;
2
expressionist (adj.)
of or relating to expressionism;
expressionist art
Synonyms: expressionistic
From wordnet.princeton.edu