Question

Impressionist Edgar Degas and Post-Impressionist Paul Gauguin were influenced by Japanese woodblock prints. How did Degas and Gauguin borrow elements from the prints differently?

Answer 1

Answer:

• Edgar Degas:

A french artist who did work on depiction of artists(dancers) in his work of art.Edgar is considered as one of the founding fathers of the art movement of impressionism.

• Paul Gauguin:

He was also a french artist, who did not had any formal training from any school to perform his artistic work in a different way, as he used more colors and did experimentation on drawing various artistic work of his which were very distinct from the impressionism.

Explanation:

• Vibrant patterning:

The work of art in which there are various colors been used while performing any sort of artistic work is called as vibrant pattering. As the two famous artists Gauguin incorporated Japanese flat areas of color, as he was simple in his work of art. While Degas used a more vibrant set of colors to depict various stories and characters in his work as he incorporated the expressive brushwork.