Abstract
Claude Monet’s La Japonaise, a portrait of his European wife in a Japanese kimono, stands out as a rare full-length portrait and as a blatantly Japonist and sensual image. In pursuit of the avant-garde portrait, Monet blended his own works in portraiture with his fascination with Japan to produce a La Japonaise, a work that was met with initial praise equal to its criticism. This paper analyzes Monet’s relationship with his full-length portraits, Le Dejeuner sur l’Herbe and Camille: The Green Dress and how Japonisme evolved his works in portraiture, Monet’s use of Japanese objects as props and how it fits into the greater tradition of Japonist portraiture, and the cultural legacy of La Japonaise through a discussion of its controversies and criticisms.
Advisor
Siewert, John
Department
Art and Art History
Recommended Citation
Baltisberger, Katarina Margaret, "Monet and the Western Kimono: The Creative Reasoning and Critical Legacy of La Japonaise" (2020). Senior Independent Study Theses. Paper 8967.
https://openworks.wooster.edu/independentstudy/8967
Disciplines
Modern Art and Architecture
Keywords
Monet, La Japonaise, Japonisme, Impressionism, Nineteenth Century
Publication Date
2020
Degree Granted
Bachelor of Arts
Document Type
Senior Independent Study Thesis
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