Answer:
<em><u>1. Both Degas and Gauguin used vibrant patterning, but Gauguin incorporated Japanese flat areas of color while Degas used expressive brushwork.</u></em>
Explanation:
Degas was significantly influenced by <u>Ukiyo-e Japanese (woodblock) prints</u> like many other <em>Impressionists.</em> The prints differed a lot from the traditional Western picture. They had bold linear designs and a sense of flatness.
As for Gauguin, Japanese art was one of many <em>influences</em> that impacted greatly on his artwork. He mostly searched and experimented throughout a very difficult life. The influence of<u> Ukiyo-e</u> on Gauguin makes perfectly natural sense as he was a searcher and traditional things couldn’t restrain his creativity.
Degas painted his dancers and people in the full round, while Gauguin didn't use modeling in his colors.
Usung unnatural color combinations.
I think it’s the second one
