Charles Wirgman
British artist
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influence on Japanese artists
- In Japanese art: Western-style painting
…consultation with the British illustrator Charles Wirgman, then in Japan, his level of mastery increased. His Still Life of Salmon (1877), one of seven known attempts by Takahashi at the subject, elevates this ordinary subject to a splendid study of form and colour.
Read More - In Japanese art: Wood-block prints
Kobayashi Kiyochika, a student of Charles Wirgman as well as of Gyōsai, is best known for his prints illustrating the Sino-Japanese War and for his highly successful visions of contemporary Tokyo.
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