Category: Post-Impressionism
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The Japanist art of Pierre Bonnard
How exquisitely lush and engaging is the art of Pierre Bonnard? Within the four panels of Women in the Garden one can appreciate the patterns extolled in Japanese ukiyo-e, rendered in more naturalistic, organic ways. Lines swerve and saunter throughout the plane, as refreshing as a splashing waterfall. Pointillism is used to great effect across…
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Quick Print: “Still Life with Wild Flowers” by Vincent Van Gogh
Vincent Van Gogh, Still Life with Wild Flowers, 1890, Oil on canvas. Source: Teal Quill I am deeply fascinated right now by Van Gogh’s Still Life with Wild Flowers. The 1890s seemed to have been Van Gogh’s retrograde into ukiyo-e and Japanism. Inventive and daring, Van Gogh’s absorption in the scene gave way to a…
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Kawase, Night: Three Contemplative Scenes by Hasui Kawase
Hasui Kawase 川瀬 巴水, Dusk at Ushibori (Ushibori no yugure), 1930, Color woodblock print, oban tate-e, 17 1/16 × 11 13/16 in. Art Institute of Chicago Hasui Kawase is one of those gripping artists with a sharply unique perspective. His landscapes have a je ne sais quoi which sparks instant recognition of the scene as…