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impasto , thickly applied paint that projects from the picture surface. Such works as Childe Hassam's Allies Day (1917; National Gall. of Art, Washington, D.C.) and Hans Hoffman's abstraction In Upper Regions (1963; David N. Marks Coll.) exploit to advantage the vigorous effect inherent in impasto technique.

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impasto laying on of colour thickly. XVIII. — It., f. impastare, f. IM-1 + pasta PASTE.

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impasto. Thickly applied opaque paint (usually oil paint) showing the marks of the brush or other instrument of application.

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