Category Archives: Matisse

A Sunday Afternoon; Where?

Posted on October 22, 2018 by toshidama

This painting by the great Post-impressionist and Pointillist painter Georges Seurat (above) seems to be the very essence of Frenchness… A Sunday Afternoon at the Grande Jatte… what could be more Parisian, more moderne than this elegant display of European … Continue reading →

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Liberating the Nude

Posted on February 5, 2013 by toshidama

The picture to the left here is a woodblock print by Utagawa Kunisada from 1855. At first glance it seems unremarkable, albeit very beautiful; richly coloured and drawn with great originality. It is in fact a complex and fascinating thing, … Continue reading →

Posted in Degas, Impressionist Art, japanese woodblock prints, Kunisada, Matisse, ukiyo-e art, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment