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Tanizaki - Theodore Gericault
French painter & lithographer
Movements: Romanticism, Realism
Notable work: The Raft of the Medusa
Youthfully passionate in it's depiction of subjects, possessing the classical handling of figures while rejecting its rigidity
Kyouka - Edgar Degas
French painter & sculptor
Movements: Impressionism, Realism
Notable work: Two Dancers on Stage
Compositionally influenced by Japanese art but with young, feminine, often isolated figures, portrayed in muted pastels
Kenji - Claude Monet
French painter
Movements: Impressionism
Notable work: The Waterlily Pond
Art that serves to highlight the beauty of the countryside with emphasis on light via the juxtaposition of colors
Yosano - Artemisia Gentileschi
Italian painter
Movements: Baroque
Notable work: Judith Slaying Holofernes
Predominantly features women of the bible, myth, & legend by conveying the female form with realism & high contrast lighting while not afraid to express female rage
Atsushi - Wassily Kandinsky
Russian painter & art theorist
Movements: Expressionism, Abstract art
Notable work: Composition VII
Bright, riotous art that conveys movement & is deeply influence by music, spiritualism, avant garde, & the idea of "artist as prophet"
Dazai - Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter & designer
Movements: Expressionism, Symbolism
Notable work: The Scream
Moody, atmospheric paintings that often dealt with darker subjects balanced with a bright palette