The 19th-century was a time of significant change in the art world.
One of the significant styles to emerge from this art movement isCloisonnism.
The inspiration for this approach came fromJapanese woodblock printsandstained glass windowstwo formats that favored simplified art.
Scroll down to learn more about Cloisonnism and the artists who helped develop the style.
What is Cloisonnism?
Paul Gauguin joined later and produced some of the Cloisonnism’s best-known examples, includingThe Yellow Christ.
Paul Gauguin, “The Yellow Christ,” 1891 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
This idea is considered to be a precursor to other Modernist painting styles.
He is credited with creating the Cloisonnist style, which was later developed by both Anquetin and Gauguin.
The simplified color palette and forms make it a key example of the style.
Left: Hiroshige, “The Plum Garden in Kameido,” Edo, print 30, 1857 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)Right: St. Peter on the Holy Crown of Hungary, 11th Century (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
He and Bernard would later go on to form Synthetism, a successor to Cloisonnism.
Louis Anquetin, “Avenue de Clichy: Five O’Clock in the Evening,” 1887 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Émile Bernard, “Buckwheat Harvesters,” 1888 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Paul Gauguin, “The Vision After the Sermon (Jacob Wrestling with an Angel),” 1888 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Émile Bernard, “Self-Portrait with a Portrait of Gauguin,” 1888 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Émile Bernard, “Two Women on the Bridge of Asnières,” 1887 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Paul Gauguin, “Portrait of the Artist With the Yellow Christ,” 1891 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Paul Gauguin, “The Night Cafe, Arles,” 1888 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
Louis Anquetin, “Self-Portrait with a Pipe,” 1892 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public Domain)
Louis Anquetin, “An Elegant Woman at the Élysée Montmartre,” 1888 (Photo:Wikimedia Commons, Public domain)
