pictorialist

Etymology

From pictorial + -ist.

pictorialist means in the style of pictorialism. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.

adj

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.”

noun

An artist working in the style of pictorialism.
One who subscribes to the theory of pictorialism regarding mental imagery.