Arts & Culture
The Influence of Japanese Woodblock Prints on the Post-Impressionist Works of Vincent van Gogh
Quick fact
Van Gogh owned hundreds of Japanese prints and even organized an exhibition of them in Paris; he once wrote that all his work was based on Japanese art.
Why this is interesting
You know Van Gogh's swirling stars and vivid sunflowers—but did you know that his unique vision was sparked by fragile, flat Japanese woodblock prints? How did these delicate artworks from a distant island revolutionize his painting?