1. The Impact of Japanese Art

2. The Influence of Japanese Art on the West “In a way all my work is founded on Japanese art….” - Vincent Van Gogh

3. Reasons for the Japanese Influence

4. 1. The Industrial Revolution

5. 2. The Confines of Tradition

6. 3. The Opening Trade w/Japan 1854

7. 4. Paris Universal Expositions 1855 1867

8. Paris Universal Expositions, con’t. 1900 1878

9. Japonaise A rage for all things Japanese A rage for all things Japanese An interest in Japanese culture because it was exotic & fashionable An interest in Japanese culture because it was exotic & fashionable Use of Japanese names Use of Japanese names Settings Settings Items Items

10. Le Port Chinoise (An Import Shop in Paris, France) Opened near the Louvre Museum in 1862 Opened near the Louvre Museum in 1862 After 1 st Paris Exposition & before the 2 nd Expo After 1 st Paris Exposition & before the 2 nd Expo Sold: Sold: fans, fans, hanging scrolls, hanging scrolls, ceramics, ceramics, bronze statuary & bronze statuary & other items the Impressionists used as props in their paintings other items the Impressionists used as props in their paintings

11. Claude Monet’s Wife in Kimono Photo of Toulouse Lautrec Dressed as a Japanese Woman Examples of Japonaise

12. Toilette Japonaise, Firmin Girard 1873

13. Japonaise Gilbert & Sullivan, The Mikado, Three Little Maids

14. Japonaise Maria Callas in Puccini’s Madame Butterfly

15. Manet Note Painting in Background

16. What do you notice in Van Gogh’s Portrait? In addition to the painting, what else shows a Japonaise influence? His coat & headgear/fur cap

17. In addition to her dress, what else do you see that is Japonaise? Folding Screen, Folding Chair, Travel Posters, Rug, Lacquered Box, Blue Vase, Seated on Floor Cushion

18. Japonisme The integration of the principles of Japanese design into Western art The integration of the principles of Japanese design into Western art Impressionists admired Japanese wood- block prints & applied that art form’s flat, decorative shapes, bright colors, & asymmetrical compositions to their own work. Impressionists admired Japanese wood- block prints & applied that art form’s flat, decorative shapes, bright colors, & asymmetrical compositions to their own work. Japanese artifacts found an eager market in the growing middle class in Paris Japanese artifacts found an eager market in the growing middle class in Paris

19. Ukiyo-e “Images of the Floating World” Inspired a new interest in printmaking Inspired a new interest in printmaking Impressionists created lithographs (prints made from oil-based ink designs on wet stone) & etchings (printed from designs etched into metal plates with acid) Impressionists created lithographs (prints made from oil-based ink designs on wet stone) & etchings (printed from designs etched into metal plates with acid) Allowed Monet & other artists to make multiple copies of their work & reach a larger audience. Allowed Monet & other artists to make multiple copies of their work & reach a larger audience.

22. Popularity Broadly appealing color, spontaneity, & freshness Broadly appealing color, spontaneity, & freshness “A blond light pervades them, & everything is gaiety, clarity, spring festivals, golden evenings or apple trees in blossom”. “A blond light pervades them, & everything is gaiety, clarity, spring festivals, golden evenings or apple trees in blossom”. “They are windows opening on the joyous countryside, on rivers full of pleasure boats stretching into the distance, on a sky which shines with light mists, on the outdoor life, panoramic & charming." “They are windows opening on the joyous countryside, on rivers full of pleasure boats stretching into the distance, on a sky which shines with light mists, on the outdoor life, panoramic & charming."

23. Approach to Venice, William Turner, 1844

24. Japanese Traits (Aesthetic Techniques) in Western Art

25. 1. The Importance of the Ordinary

28. 2. “Random” Cropping of Images

30. 3. Flattening of Depth

31. 4. Use of Pattern

32. 5. Empty Space and Asymmetry

33. 6. Simplicity

34. 7. Broad Areas of Flat Color