Question

_______ artists were looking for a new way of making pictures when they discovered prints from Japan, which were crucial to the creation of Modern Art.

a. Italian
b. Chinese
c. French
d. Indian

Answer 1

the answer is C. French artists

Answer 2

It would most likely be the French artists. The name of the art is Japonism which affected the art, fashion, and aesthetics of the Western culture. Since the 1860s, the Japanese-style of wood-block printing became a some sort of inspiration to a lot of European impressionist painters in France and more.