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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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    “The Great Wave” Was Meant to Go Viral

    “The Great Wave” Was Meant to Go Viral

    In our series Why Is This Famous?, we aim to answer the unanswerable: How does a work actually enter the public consciousnes…

    When “Japonisme” Swept Europe

    When “Japonisme” Swept Europe

    (Check out this article’s corresponding playlist, featuring Impressionist work juxtaposed with their ukiyo-e inspiration.)…

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    Pierre Bonnard

    Pierre Bonnard

    French, 1867–1947
    William Merritt Chase

    William Merritt Chase

    American, 1849–1916
    Claude Monet

    Claude Monet

    French, 1840–1926

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    Introducing: Japonism

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    Key Works: Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec

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