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