Sunday, April 3, 2011

The Orient Expressed: Japan's Influence on Western Art, 1854-1918



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The Orient Expressed explores the cultural phenomenon known as Japonisme. First identified by French art critic Philippe Burty in 1872, Japonisme became a worldwide movement that deeply impacted the visual arts in the 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the works included are paintings by Paul Gauguin, Pierre Bonnard, Mary Cassatt, William Merrit Chase, and James McNeill Whistler as well as decorative pieces by Gorham Manufacturing Company, Rookwood Pottery, and Ti... More >>

The Orient Expressed: Japan's Influence on Western Art, 1854-1918

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