Precisionism
A representational style emphasizing clean, clear, precise forms drawn from urban and industrial subjects but nearly always devoid of human presence. Widespread particularly in the 1920s and 1930s, precisionism promoted visual objectivity over self-expression. Although many of the period’s most creative artists were drawn to precisionism, the tendency never yielded an organized group nor a coherent program. Like artists of the ... ...
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