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