The Influence of Japanese Art on Western Masters
- 1. Who was a prominent Western artist influenced by Japanese prints?
A) Leonardo da Vinci
B) Vincent van Gogh
C) Pablo Picasso
D) Michelangelo
- 2. Which Western art movement was notably influenced by Japanese aesthetics?
A) Cubism
B) Surrealism
C) Impressionism
D) Baroque
- 3. Japanese woodblock prints are known as what in Japanese?
A) Sumi-e
B) Ukiyo-e
C) Kabuki
D) Hokusai
- 4. Which Japanese artist is famous for painting ‘The Great Wave off Kanagawa’?
A) Hiroshi Sugimoto
B) Katsushika Hokusai
C) Takashi Murakami
D) Yayoi Kusama
- 5. Which Japanese art technique involves the use of ink wash painting?
A) Kabuki
B) Origami
C) Sumi-e
D) Haiku
- 6. Which Western artist incorporated Japonisme in his paintings of ballet dancers and racehorses?
A) Diego Rivera
B) Francisco Goya
C) Edgar Degas
D) Rene Magritte
- 7. Which Western art movement was inspired by Japanese woodblock prints, particularly in its flatness and asymmetry?
A) Art Nouveau
B) Dadaism
C) Expressionism
D) Fauvism
- 8. Who is known for his paintings of water lilies that were influenced by Japanese garden designs?
A) Henri Matisse
B) Claude Monet
C) Piet Mondrian
D) Edvard Munch
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