Europe News

German show explores Japan influence on Impressionists

Jul 9, 2009, 14:44 GMT

Ueberlingen, Germany - An art exhibition to open in Germany Saturday explores the influence of Japanese art on two 19th-century Impressionist painters, Edgar Degas and James Whistler.

Coloured woodcuts by Hosoda Eishi, Ando Hiroshige and other Japanese artists are included in the show in the Ueberlingen municipal art gallery, close to Lake Constance and the Swiss border, organizers said Thursday.

Impressionism and the Japan Craze, running till September 13, looks back to Europe's love affair with Japanese art, drawing on 100 paintings, drawings and prints from leading museums and private collections.

The British Museum lent 10 works including six by Frenchman Degas (1834-1917).

US-born Whistler (1834-1903), who lived in London and Paris, had a considerable private collection of Japanese art, some of which is in the Ueberlingen show. Degas and Whistler became acquainted sometime between 1855 and 1860 and remained lifelong friends.



COMMENT

blog comments powered by Disqus

Latest Headlines in Europe

Older Talkback

Follow Us

Follow M&C on Pinterest

Search

Custom Search

Also Check Out

Cynthia Nixon weds longtime partner

Cynthia Nixon weds longtime partner
Happy news for Cynthia Nixon and her longtime partner Christine Marinoni, parents of Max Ellington Nixon-Marinoni. The couple wed this weekend. ... more

David Beckham likes to bite Harper

David Beckham likes to bite Harper
David Beckham likes to bite his 10-month-old baby daughter, Harper, because she's so adorable. ... more

Jessica Biel is 'one of the guys'

Jessica Biel is one of the guys
Justin Timberlake's friends like his fiancee Jessica Biel because she's 'one of the guys', says his former *NSYNC bandmate Lance Bass. ... more

Lindsay Lohan pursued for 41k owed to tanning company

Lindsay Lohan pursued for 41k owed to tanning company
Lindsay Lohan still hasn't paid the $41,031 she owes to fake tan company Tanning Vegas and they are attempting to move the case from Nevada to California to force her to settle the bill. ... more

Robert De Niro glad he didn't finish school

Robert De Niro glad he didnt finish school
Robert De Niro jokingly claimed not graduating from high school was an 'advantage' as he picked up an honorary doctorate yesterday (27.05.12). ... more

Beyonce Knowles plans to get 'chocolate wasted'

Beyonce Knowles plans to get chocolate wasted
Beyonce wants to ditch her diet and get 'chocolate wasted' after successfully shedding her baby weight. ... more

Cynthia Nixon marries

Cynthia Nixon marries
Cynthia Nixon married her long-term partner Christine Marinoni in New York yesterday (2y7.05.12), her publicist has confirmed. ... more

Justin Bieber accused of assault

Justin Bieber accused of assault
Justin Bieber has been accused of assaulting a photographer in California after a physical altercation allegedly broke out when the paparazzo attempted to take pictures of the singer and his girlfriend Selena Gomez. ... more

Britney Spears' fiance makes romantic video for her

Britney Spears fiance makes romantic video for her
Britney Spears' fiancee Jason Trawick made a gushing video to tell the singer how proud he is of her US 'X Factor' debut in Austin, Texas, last week. ... more

Gary Barlow is boring

Gary Barlow is boring
Gary Barlow says his family are pleased he has been working on the Diamond Jubilee concert and single - because it has given him something new to talk about. ... more