Posts Tagged ‘Utamaro’

Utamaro and Harunobu

In comparing the below two prints, I can’t help but see a strong similarity between the work of Harunobu (Harunobou) and Kitagawa Utamaro (Outamaro). These both come from Charles Gillot’s collection and book.

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Japanese Art and Art Nouveau

If you spend any time researching both Impressionism and Art Nouveau, you will run into the influence of Japanese art on both of these movements. Below you will find an Art Nouveau image from Verneuil to compare to a few from Utamaro who is known as Outamaro in the publication by Charles Gillot, a publisher…

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