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The Wave (La vague)

The Wave (La vague)

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Henri-Gustave Jossot

Jossot burlesques the influence of Japanese art on his fellow artists by showing one of them being overwhelmed by a Hokusai-esque wave that sweeps artist and easel overboard.
Artist
Henri-Gustave Jossot
(French, 1866 - 1951)
Title
The Wave (La vague)
Date
1894
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
24 x 13 7/8 in. Image
Credit
John H. Van Vleck Endowment Fund purchase
Accession No.
1999.81
Classification
Prints
Geography
France

Related

  • Stevens, Andrew. "Color Woodcut International: Japan, Britain, and America In the Early Twentieth Century." Madison: Chazen Museum of Art, 2006. p. 59, no. 4
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Japonisme at the Elvehjem." Artscene, Summer 2000. p. 13
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Bulletin/Biennial Report 1999-2001." Madison: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 2002. p. 72
  • Elvehjem Museum of Art. "Artscene." Summer, 2000. p. 13

  • Print Tsunami: Japonisme and Paris: Chazen Museum of Art, 7/3/2015–8/23/2015
  • Color Woodcut International: Japan, Britain, and America in the Early 20th Century: Chazen Museum of Art, 12/9/2006–2/25/2007
  • Nineteenth-Century European Prints: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 3/13/2004–5/30/2004

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