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Tables of Japonism

When Japanese prints arrived in European workshops, they disrupted the framing, color and representation of space. Explore ukiyo-e then its influence on Monet, Van Gogh, Whistler, Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec.

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Twelve collections complementary

Explore original Japanese art, its grand motifs, and Western artists who transformed framing, color, and line through contact with prints.

All Japonism

Overview

Japonism

Artists and works marked by the influence of Japanese arts.

3,068 works

Japanese art

Ukiyo-e and prints

Hokusai, Hiroshige, Utamaro and the masters of the floating world.

46 works

Landscapes

Fuji, Edo, rain and snow

Mountains, bridges, temples, waterfalls and seasons of Japan.

34 works

Japanese nature

Flowers, birds and animals

Iris, plum trees, bamboo, sparrows, owls, tigers and dragons.

8 works

Figures and fashion

Women and kimonos

Courtesans, fans and elegance between Japan and the West.

8 works

Claude Monet

Monet and Japan

Gardens, series, framing and colors nourished by prints.

71 works

Vincent van Gogh

Van Gogh and Japan

Print copies, strong outlines and bright flat areas.

54 works

Poster and modernity

Toulouse-Lautrec

Silhouettes, solid areas and off-center graphic compositions.

12 works

Decor and surface

The Nabis

Bonnard, Vuillard, Vallotton, Denis, Sérusier and Bernard.

28 works

Modern privacy

Mary Cassatt

Feminine figures, motherhood and spaces simplified by printmaking.

7 works

Harmonies

James McNeill Whistler

Japanese objects, refined whites and asymmetrical compositions.

5 works

Giverny

The Japanese Bridge

The water lily pond and the bridge inspired by the Japanese garden.

25 works

Japan to Europe

Ukiyo-e is not japonism

Ukiyo-e refers to a Japanese art of printmaking developed around landscapes, actors, beauties, urban scenes and pleasures of the floating world. THE japonism refers to the admiration and adaptation of these forms by European artists and decorators from the second half of the 19th century.

Unexpected framesCut figures, high angles, off-center views and imposing foregrounds.

Colorful solidsClear colors, readable surfaces and poorly modeled depth.

Expressive lineOutlines that structure the silhouettes and rhythm of the image.

Stylized natureWaves, flowers, rain, snow, bridges and seasons become patterns.

Masters and smugglers

Six artists essentials

Two traditions respond to each other: the Japanese masters who provide the models and the Western painters who reinvent their principles.

Japan

Katsushika Hokusai

Waves, Mount Fuji, landscapes and graphic movement.

27 works

France

Claude Monet

Print collector and creator of the Japanese garden of Giverny.

1,027 works

Netherlands/France

Vincent van Gogh

Assertive outlines, pure colors and direct interpretations of prints.

788 works

United States/England

James McNeill Whistler

Refined harmonies, Japanese objects and asymmetrical compositions.

185 works

France

Edgar Degas

Oblique points of view, cut figures and instantaneous framing.

342 works

France

Toulouse-Lautrec

Silhouettes, solid areas, posters and immediate print-inspired readability.

178 works

Iconic selection

Eight works for understand

Hokusai

Almond tree in bloom

Recognize influences

Five universes, five functions

Ukiyo-e

Original Japanese prints: lines, flat areas, landscapes and floating world.

Japonism

European reinterpretation of Japanese shapes, objects and framing.

Impressionism

Modern light enriched by framing and series of Japanese landscapes.

Post-impressionism

Reinforced contours and colors in Van Gogh, Gauguin and their contemporaries.

Art Nouveau

Natural patterns, arabesques and decorative arts nourished by Japan.

Deepen the movement

Articles on the Japonism

Guides to understanding Japanese prints, artists and their influence on Monet and Western painting.

Essential guide

100 paintings of Japonism

A chronological selection to follow exchanges between Japan and the West.

Japanese artists

From Sesshû to Foujita

Fifty artists to discover the great traditions of Japanese painting.

Claude Monet

Monet and Japan

Collected prints, Giverny garden and Japanese principles in his painting.

Work analysis

Monet's Japanese

Camille, the costume, the fans and the ambiguities of the Japanese gaze.

Giverny

The Japanese Bridge

The history of the garden, series and variations of light around the bridge.

Japanese framing

Terrace in Sainte-Adresse

How Monet organizes the garden, the sea and the flags like a print.

Oil print

Respect the line without losing the material

A successful Japanese reproduction requires a more mastered material than a painting with thick impasto. The artist retains the sharpness of the contours, the balance of the flat areas and the great rhythms of the composition, while bringing the depth specific to oil painting.

For the works of Monet or Van Gogh, the touch becomes more present. For Hokusai, Hiroshige or Utamaro, it remains discreet in order to preserve the graphic elegance of the print.

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A Japanese or Japanese work from the catalog.

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Dimensions offered or fully personalized.

The artist paints

Lines, solid areas, patterns and colors are recreated with a brush.

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Frequently asked questions

Understand before choose

What is the difference between Japanese art and Japonism?

Japanese art refers to works created in Japan, including ukiyo-e prints. Japonism designates their influence on European artists, who adapt their framing, patterns, colors and objects.

Can a print be reproduced in oil?

Yes. The oil interpretation retains the composition and flat areas while adding a material presence. The key must remain fine so as not to erase the graphic sharpness of the original.

Which European artists were influenced by Japan?

Monet, Van Gogh, Whistler, Degas, Gauguin, Toulouse-Lautrec and many Art Nouveau artists integrated principles from Japanese prints.

What format should I choose for a Japanese work?

Scenic landscapes and scenes work well in large horizontal formats. Figures, courtesans and posters are suitable for vertical formats. Flowers and small landscapes fit easily into a medium format.

From the floating world to your interior

Explore Japanese prints and the paintings they inspired. Each reproduction is hand painted in oil on canvas and can be adapted to your space.

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Twelve collections complementary

Japonism

Ukiyo-e and prints

Fuji, Edo, rain and snow

Flowers, birds and animals

Women and kimonos

Monet and Japan

Van Gogh and Japan

Toulouse-Lautrec

The Nabis

Mary Cassatt

James McNeill Whistler

The Japanese Bridge

Ukiyo-e is not japonism

Six artists essentials

Katsushika Hokusai

Claude Monet

Vincent van Gogh

James McNeill Whistler

Edgar Degas

Toulouse-Lautrec

Eight works for understand

The Great Wave of Kanagawa

The Japanese

The Japanese Bridge

Portrait of Father Tanguy

Japanese: Oiran

The Princess of the Land of Porcelain

The Japanese woman in the bath

Almond tree in bloom

Five universes, five functions

Articles on the Japonism

100 paintings of Japonism

From Sesshû to Foujita

Monet and Japan

Monet's Japanese

The Japanese Bridge

Terrace in Sainte-Adresse

Respect the line without losing the material

Choose

Set the format

The artist paints

Validate

Understand before choose

From the floating world to your interior