Vermeer and Japan? -142

The Dutch had seen Oriental art in many forms so it would be surprising if painting wasn’t affected by it in some ways. Philip Hale refers to the possibility of Vermeer being among them though most viewers might wonder how. This discusses Japanese painting from the same era and talks about some of its qualities that might be shared by Vermeer and others..

In Response to Christian.

QUESTION:I just recently read Hale's book on Vermeer. In this book, Hale states that Japanese prints influenced Vermeer's composition. I also noticed that some compositions of your students' paintings of flowers reminded me of Japanese cherry blossoms. Is this deliberate? Are you interested in Japanese prints and its relationship to impressionist painting? If so, can you please expand on the subject.

Christian