pastellistn.
/ˈpastəlɪst/, /ˈpastl̩ɪst/, U.S. /pæˈstɛləst/ An artist who works with pastels or coloured crayons.
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society > leisure > the arts > visual arts > painting and drawing > drawing > [noun] > drawer or designer > in specific manner or medium
pastel painter1853
cross-hatcher1870
pastellist1881
crayonist1884
1881 Times 9 Feb. 4/1 Mr. Whistler..succeeds in combining something of the brilliancy and purity of the pastellist with the general effect..of the oil and water-colour painter.
1888 Academy 3 Nov. 294/2 M. Machard, who may be accounted the Rubens of the French Society of Pastelists.
1959 P. Murray & L. Murray Dict. Art & Artists 182 Liotard..was a Swiss pastellist who worked in Paris from 1725.
1995 Artists & Illustrators Apr. 36/1 Their colour range ensures that the pastellist can find exactly the tint they require.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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