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Japonisme refers to the boom in popularity of Japanese styles in European art and fashion during the mid 1800s. The trend had a particularly strong influence in France, where wood-block Ukiyo-e prints were formative in shaping the budding Impressionist movement.
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Pierre Bonnard
French, 1867–1947
William Merritt Chase
American, 1849–1916
Claude Monet
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Key Works: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec
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