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