An artwork that was influenced by Japonism “Bridge in the rain: after Hiroshige” by Van Gogh is an oil on canvas painting that was created in 1887 in Paris, France. This painting was strongly inspired by the original woodblock print by the Japanese artist, Utagawa Hiroshige, in 1857. By comparing the two works, we can see that the colours Van Gogh are more intense which creates a contrast with the colours of the original print. To recreate the falling rain seen on the print, Van Gogh used a fine brush and made long vertical lines in a dark blue colour. He also used green paint in this painting, compared to the original print who does not have many different varieties of colour. He painted on a 73.3 x 53.8 size canvas so to maintain the proportions of the original print he left a border, which was then decorated with Japanese characters painted in red on top of green paint, that Van Gogh copied from other artists’ print.
Van Gogh makes the water much more detailed in his painting and in addition, gives it a wider range of colours, rather than in the original print where just one shade of colour is used. He also depicted the people walking on the bridge in his painting in …show more content…
It all began in 1854 when Japan’s ports opened to the western trade. All kinds of Japanese goods were flooding the European market, with things such as Japanese textiles, porcelain, as well as woodblock prints which showed Japan and people’s everyday life. Monet became a collector of Japanese prints, but also owned other Japanese goods like theatrical costumes. Most of Monet’s collection of Japanese prints is still hanging in his Giverny home located in Paris, France. The painter is also known for building a Japanese-style pond with water-lilies in his garden at Giverny, from which he used as an inspiration for some of his
Van Gogh makes the water much more detailed in his painting and in addition, gives it a wider range of colours, rather than in the original print where just one shade of colour is used. He also depicted the people walking on the bridge in his painting in …show more content…
It all began in 1854 when Japan’s ports opened to the western trade. All kinds of Japanese goods were flooding the European market, with things such as Japanese textiles, porcelain, as well as woodblock prints which showed Japan and people’s everyday life. Monet became a collector of Japanese prints, but also owned other Japanese goods like theatrical costumes. Most of Monet’s collection of Japanese prints is still hanging in his Giverny home located in Paris, France. The painter is also known for building a Japanese-style pond with water-lilies in his garden at Giverny, from which he used as an inspiration for some of his