# hard-edge painting

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A style of painting having abrupt transitions between areas of (often plain) color.
2. An individual painting in this style.

## Etymology
Coined by curator and art critic Jules Langsner, along with Peter Selz, in 1959, to describe the work of certain Californian painters.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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