Notice sur l'Ecole des beaux-arts de Tokyo
Notice sur l'Ecole des beaux-arts de Tokyo is a 1899 Tokyo publication issued by the Nihon Bijutsuin, a Japanese fine arts institute, presenting its school in French for an international audience. Its plates are rotated halftone reproductions of paintings and sculpture, including a Pietro Gonzaga-style figure scene, a bust of Beethoven and a winter forest view. A designer might take from them the tonal range of academic European-influenced painting, with soft grey wash backgrounds and dense foliage textures.
