a. [f. prec. + -IC.] Of or pertaining to a colorist or to artistic coloring.
1883. Sir F. Leighton, Presid. Address R. Acad. Grave doubts … in regard to the colouristic aptitudes of the people [Egyptians].
1884. M. G. van Rensselaer, in Century Mag., XXIX. 210/1. Its coloristic charm may tempt him to be content with mere decorative effectiveness instead of true pictorial beauty.
