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Schönlinigkeit

English translation: linear clarity


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23:15 Jan 20, 2008
German to English translations [PRO]
Art/Literary - Art, Arts & Crafts, Painting
German term or phrase: Schönlinigkeit
Die Tochter des Künstlers sitzt im Scherenstuhl.
Jugendstilhafte Schönlinigkeit prägt die Komposition.
Die Unmittelbarkeit des Blicks und die stille Intimität
verleihen dem Porträt einen besonderen Reiz.
suzanne
English translation:linear clarity
Explanation:
see google references below
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Patricia Will
Australia
Local time: 22:06
Grading comment
thank you - this is what I was looking for
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
3linear clarity
Patricia Will
2aesthetic lines
Cilian O'Tuama
1 +1purity of line, beauty of line
Hilary Davies Shelby


  

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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 1/5Answerer confidence 1/5 peer agreement (net): +1
schoenlinigkeit
purity of line, beauty of line


Explanation:
I'm guessing here...

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Note added at 40 mins (2008-01-20 23:55:27 GMT)
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(but Art Noveau is characterised by very clear, pure lines)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Art_Nouveau

Hilary Davies Shelby
Local time: 08:06
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4

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agree  mbrodie: this is how I understand it
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6 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
linear clarity


Explanation:
see google references below

Example sentence(s):
  • rendered historical and mythological subjects with a bold linear clarity. ... exhibited a strong affinity for the Continental Art Nouveau movement. ...
  • Arthur McKay's heavily inlaid surfaces relate to Painterly Abstraction in France, but the linear clarity, and plainness, of his design fend off what might ...

    Reference: http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-44540/England
    Reference: http://www.sharecom.ca/greenberg/ppaessay.html
Patricia Will
Australia
Local time: 22:06
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
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thank you - this is what I was looking for
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7 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
aesthetic lines


Explanation:
a tentative suggestion

Cilian O'Tuama
Local time: 15:06
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PRO pts in category: 37
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Changes made by editors
Jan 21, 2008 - Changes made by Johanna Timm, PhD:
Term askedschoenlinigkeit => Schönlinigkeit
Jan 21, 2008 - Changes made by Johanna Timm, PhD:
LevelNon-PRO => PRO


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