Olympia painting. Edouard Manet.

Edouard Manet's painting 'Olympia' in 1863 was the first well known painting from a Western Culture that involved the influences of Japanese style. This painting made Manet the first person to be documented that lead to the French Japonisme style.
Taking genuine interest in the Japanese style, Edouard Manet, made these implications subtly, making the style his own, making his work not all of Japanese. This subtle hints could not be seen by the casual viewer.
'Olympia' had elements of light, shadow and shade but the figure in the composition had a certain flatness and  focus was made on the contour line that the Japanese style was famous for.



source: documented file.