UMUC Paul Gauguin Art Discussion

In this module, we learned that Japanese prints (often called ukiyo-e, or “images of the floating world”) had an influence on the design aesthetics of artists in the late nineteenth century.  Choose one of the following artists and an example of one of their works that exhibits this influence:

Claude Monet

Edgar Degas

Mary Cassatt

• Vincent Van Gogh
• Paul Gauguin
• Henri Toulouse-Lautrec
• Describe the work using at least three elements of visual analysis, and explain how they reference Japanese design aesthetics.  How and why did Japanese prints come to influence artists working in France?  Finally, attach a jpeg image within your discussion and give the title, dimensions, and date of the work.
• Respond to another student
• Read everyone else’s initial posting.

Choose at least 1 other student’s work to respond.

Feel free to continue the conversation and ask questions too.

• You must complete all parts of this assignment to receive credit.
• Link: Gardner’s Art through the Ages: A Global History (schoolwires.net)