The Costco photograph is comprised of four paintings on canvas. The top two images are readily identified as famous pieces of art, while the lower images are by unknown artists. The Great Wave off Kanagawa, by the Japanese artist Hokusai is on the left and Divan Japonais by artist Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is on the right. The display is arranged with two cool-toned canvases on top and two warm-hued canvases below. 1 The photograph is lacking balance. The top canvas hangs over the display and should be brought down to the level of the painting next to it. The small canvas at the bottom should be placed to the right of the colorful plant image to equalize the photograph. All the elements in the photograph are in close proximity of each other, yet one object does not belong. The pamphlet holder contains a brochure on how to turn your own photographs into an art canvas. Amateur photographs should not be considered great art next to the work Hokusai and Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec. The overall theme of the grouping is Japanese art form. While three of the canvases are obvious Japanese art forms, where does Divan Japonais fit? Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was inspired by the Japanese culture during the era of Art Nouveau and found inspiration in Hokusai’s prints.
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