The Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters were strongly influenced by Japanese and Chinese landscape painting. Identify design principles that you discovered from your reading in the paintings below. What design elements does Cezanne borrow from Chinese landscape. How does the work of Eastern landscape painters and that of Cezanne share principles of design with traditional Western landscape paintings such that of Thomas Cole? How do they differ in design.

Post your answer in approx. 450 words. Respond to two students in approx. 250 words each.

Thomas Cole

Classic Chinese Landscape

Paul Cezanne