Color Zen, learn as you colour. Learn while relaxing! A new approach to didactical art therapy. Children are drawn into pictures as they colour them in themselves! They have fun and really get to know the art, while also learning new words and being asked to spot new things. Discover the Influence of Japanese Art from Monet to Bonnard. When, in 1868, Japan opens up to trade and links with the West, a new type of art is revealed. The Japanese see and create things differently new lines, shapes and techniques. Monet and Van Gogh collect Japanese objects and prints. Claude Monet has a Japanese bridge built in his garden. Bing, the art dealer, publishes a review, Art of Japan and Van Gogh copies its illustrations.This educational and fun book is a perfect introduction to the influence of Japanese art on the Impressionists, with many pictures based on their paintings to colour in.
