| Japonism - The History | | | | (1864-1901), Eugène Henri Paul Gauguin |
| The literal meaning of the French term Japonism, | | | | (1848-1903), Mary Cassatt (1844-1926), Claude |
| or Japonisme, is Japanese influence. French writer | | | | Monet (1840-1926), Edgar Degas (1834-1917), and |
| Jules Claretie (1840-1913) coined it in the book | | | | Gustav Klimt (Austrian - 1862-1918). |
| 'L'Art Francais en 1872,' to describe the impact of | | | | The Artworks |
| Japanese style on the European Art. Later, the | | | | Gogh's 1887 oil work, 'Agostina Segatori Sitting in |
| word was adopted in English language as well. | | | | the Cafe' du Tambourin' features block prints, |
| After almost 200 years of economic isolation, | | | | intricately fused with the green background. He |
| Japan opened up its channels for international | | | | created two pieces titled, 'Portrait of Pere |
| trade around the mid-nineteenth century. This also | | | | Tanguy,' during 1887-88. It portrays evidently |
| opened up the route for social and artistic | | | | Japanese patterns at the back of the main figure. |
| exploration. The Japanese Art forms became a | | | | Van Gogh's 'Almond Blossom,' 'Butterflies and |
| huge fascination for the Western world when the | | | | Poppies,' 'La courtisane,' 'The Blooming Plum Tree,' |
| World Exhibition of 1867 was held in Paris. | | | | and 'Blossoming Acacia Branches' from his 1887 to |
| The Details | | | | 1890 collection, are some of the other examples |
| Japanese woodblock printing, Ukiyo-e, was among | | | | of Japonism in his style. |
| the first forms to make inroads in the Western | | | | French painter James Tissot's (1836-1902) |
| Art. Asymmetrical patterns, flat (one-dimensional) | | | | 1869-70 painting, titled 'Young Women Looking at |
| designs, and bold lines characterize these works. | | | | Japanese Objects,' depicts two women inspecting |
| The impact of such art did not remain confined to | | | | the floral designs on a Japanese room partition. |
| individual artists. Rather, it became a defining | | | | 'Madame Monet in a Japanese Costume,' painted |
| influence in the rise of significant genres, such as | | | | by Monet in 1875, is an oil work, featuring an |
| Impressionism, Cubism, and French style, Art | | | | elaborate costume design. Mary Cassatt's famous |
| Nouveau. | | | | oil painting, 'The Child's Bath' (1893) is a pure work |
| The Arts | | | | in Japonism in all respects - theme, backdrop, and |
| A large body of work by the ace painter Vincent | | | | view. Similarly, Renoir's 'On the Terrace' (1881), |
| Van Gogh (Dutch 1853-90) carried a marked | | | | Pierre Bonnard's 'The Dining Room in the Country' |
| impact of Japanese woodblock prints. Japonism | | | | (1913), Henri de Toulouse's 'La reine de joie' |
| was a visible feature in the works of other | | | | (1892), and Alphonse Mucha's 'Reverie' (1897) are |
| well-known French artists also, including Pierre | | | | only few of the large number of frames in |
| Bonnard (1867-1947), Pierre-Auguste Renoir | | | | Japonism, created during its peak phase! |
| (1841-1919), Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec | | | | |