Session 2 : How Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh's work was influenced by the art of Japan.

This Claude Monet painting is influenced by the art of Japan through Japanese printingmaking, screen-painting and woodblocking. He admired the linearity and stylisations of Japanese prints. The bridge is a very typical Japanese bridge alongside gingko trees, bamboo and Japanese fruit trees. Monet upholds the dull, dark colours used in most art of Japan, however patterns are very prominent in Japanese art and Monet does not portray this.

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Vincent Van Gogh's 'Bridge in the rain' painting was based on a print by the famous artist Utagawa Hiroshige. He designed a border of Japanese characters to keep the size of thr original print. Aswell as this, Van Gogh painted with brighter and more intense colours. He included a pattern within his work with Japanese writing helps to support how influenced he was by the art of Japan.

Art with no influence from Japan

Samuel Palmer's 'A hilly scene'.