Japonisme influences on Vincent Van Gogh

Japonisme influences on Vincent Van Gogh

Vincent Van Gogh, on Japonisme, he was mostly influenced on woodcuts. Japonisme caught Van Gogh's eyes in the year 1886, at the same time he got the attention of impressionism. Vincent Van Gogh also had a look at Ukiyo-e which is also a Japanese artist, he got to know about this artist because of his own brother, Theo. Van Gogh spent alot of time in the gallery studio admiring the Japonisme Art and style. Van Gogh got influenced by the flat vivid colours, and the bold designs. He was so in love with Ukiyo-e's work that he
started to collect his works. Vincent Van Gogh got inspired from the Artist Hiroshige, he got inspired from the prints; 'The Bridge in the Rain' and 'Flowering Plum Trees'. Van

Gogh painted another painting from 'The Courtesan,' which was as the same fashion as others. The Courtesan was inspired from another Japanese artist's work, who was Kesai Eisan. Although Van Gogh used to copy prints by other artists he made them fit with his type of art. The copied prints which Van Gogh had made were more brighter and both of the colours had more contrast shown.

References:

• Japonisme, Japonaiserie, Japanese Influence on Van Gogh . 2013. Japonisme, Japonaiserie, Japanese Influence on Van Gogh . [ONLINE] Available at: http://www.vangoghgallery.com/influences/japonisme.html. [Accessed 18 May 2013].