Toilette Japonaise
Artist
Marie-Francois Firmin-Girard
(French, 1838 - 1921)
Date1873
Object number63.0387
Mediumoil on canvas
Dimensions21 1/4 × 25 9/16 in. (54 × 65 cm)
ClassificationsPainting
Credit LineMuseo de Arte de Ponce. The Luis A. Ferré Foundation, Inc.
Collections
On View
Not on viewDescriptionIn 1854, after two centuries of isolationist policies, Japan reopened its ports for trade with the West, which sparked a craze in Europe for all things Japanese. Although Firmin-Girard never travelled to Japan, his interest in Japanese subjects, costumes and décor is evident in this painting. The artist presents a toilette scene, a common subject in the Japanese Ukiyo-e prints he and other contemporary artists collected, laden with fashionable Japanese collectibles. This painting was critically acclaimed in the 1873 Paris Salon, described as "one of the most successful works" of the exhibit.
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