Visconti Van Gogh "Oiran" Ballpoint

Visconti's new Van Gogh-inspired release is Oiran, a collection that pays tribute to the Japanese-influenced homonymous painting (1887), which is also known as Courtesan. In fact, the artist painted it during his Japonisme period, a term that indicates the attraction and interest of French painters of the time towards the art of the Rising Sun. 

Van Gogh based this painting on a woodcut by the Japanese artist Kesai Eisen. The print had been reproduced on the cover of the magazine Paris illustré in 1886. Van Gogh used a grid to copy and enlarge the Japanese figure. He used bright colours and bold outlines, as if it were a woodcut. 
The pen, in its nuances, reproduces some of the colours used by Van Gogh. The metal coating in yellow gold is a perfect match. The kit from the Van Gogh 2022 collection also pays homage to the painting, which depicts a highborn courtesan. 

One cannot study Japanese art without becoming much happier and more cheerful.
Vincent Van Gogh

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