ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Pochade

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /pɒˈʃɑːd/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Pochade is a noun meaning (art, theater) A rough sketch.

Meaning

(art, theater) A rough sketch.

Example Sentences

This painting was very small, not even a study but a pochade — no more than a first idea jotted down in paint.
In despair, he finally painted a pochade of people leaving the church of Saint-François, in the village of the same name.

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Related dictionary entries include cartoon, sketch, modello, scamp, pencilling, draft.

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