Visconti Van Gogh "Oiran" Fountain pen

The 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. The purple ink of the kit is one of the many shades of the traditional kimono worn by the woman in the painting.

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

The Oiran fountain is equipped with Visconti’s large steel nib with Van Gogh’s signature.

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The collection can be personalized using the well-known Visconti patented My Pen System. With the instant application of the initials, the zodiac sign or the semi-precious stone preferred by the fortunate future owner of a Visconti pen. The My Pen System applications can be found in our webstore.

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