Alfred Wordsworth Thompson (1840 – 1896) The Japanese Lady
Japonisme, a French term also used in English, refers to the influence of the arts of Japan on those of the West. The word was first used by Jules Claretie in his book L'Art Francais en 1872. The widespread interest in all things Japanese--art, furnishings, costume, etc.--blossomed after the opening of Japan to Western trade in 1853-54. Western woman began adopting Japanese fashions & portrait painters were excited by the new color & patterns these costumes presented. The color harmonies, simple designs, asymmetrical compositions, & flat forms of Japanese wood block prints strongly influenced the composition of Impressionist & Post-Impressionist art. Parasols, fans, kimonos, and even goldfish were staples of artists adopting some elements of Japonisme.
Arvid Nyholm (1866 – 1927) Young Woman in Kimono
Helen Maria Turner (1858 – 1958) Girl With Lantern
Joseph Rodefer DeCamp (1858 – 1923) The Blue Mandarin Coat
Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865 – 1957 The Green Shade
Lee Lufkin Kaula (1865 – 1957) The Silk Kimono
Lillian Mathilde Genth (1876 – 1953) Woman with a Japanese Lantern
Marguerite Stuber Pearson (1898 – 1978) The Music Room
Susan Ricker Knox (1874 – 1959) Japanese Tea Party
William Chadwick (1879 – 1962) Woman in Kimono
Edmund Charles Tarbell (1862 – 1938) Cutting Origami
Guy Rose (1867-1925) Blue Kimono
Robert Lewis Reid (1862-1939), Blue and Yellow
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) Japanese Print 1898
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) The Japanese Book 1900
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) The Kimono 1895
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) Blue Kimono 1798
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) Girl in a Japanese Kimono
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) Peonies 1897
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) Study of a Girl in a Japanese Dress
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) The Black Kimono
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) Woman in Kimono Holding a Japanese Fan
William Merritt Chase (1849 - 1916) Study for Making Her Toilet 1892
Richard Edward or Emil Miller (1875-1943) ) Woman with Umbrella.
