Japonisme and the Rise of the Modern Art Movement - The Arts of the Meiji Period (Hardcover)

From the 1860s through to the early 20th century the rise of Japonisme and the Art Nouveau movement meant that few could ignore or resist the obsession with all things Japanese. Superbly crafted and often highly decorated Japanese objects - lacquer, metalwork, ceramics, enamels and other decorative items - excited, stimulated and inspired Western artists and craftsmen to produce their own works. Arts of the Meiji period (1868-1912) were displayed at international exhibitions, galleries of influential dealers and at fashionable stores in London, Paris and Vienna. This book includes many examples of the superlatively designed and executed decorative arts of the Meiji periods from the Khalili Collection, the greatest collection of Meiji period art in the world. Artists such as Van Gogh, Whistler, Monet, Manet, Klimt and Schiele were all, to varying degrees, influenced by the arts of Japan. Van Gogh said that he owed his inspiration to Japanese art, but even he was probably not aware of just how much art in Europe had already been greatly influenced by that of Japan.

General

Imprint:	Thames and Hudson
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	November 2013
First published:	2013
Authors:	Gregory Irvine
Dimensions:	335 x 240 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages:	240
ISBN-13:	978-0-500-23913-1
Categories:	Books > Arts & Architecture > History of art / art & design styles > Art styles not limited by date > Oriental art
LSN:	0-500-23913-4
Barcode:	9780500239131

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