Paryskie spotkania Gabrieli Zapolskiej ze sztuką – w kręgu japonizmu

Abstract

In the article entitled Gabriela Zapolska’s Parisian Encounters With Art – in the Circle of Japonisme, the problem of collecting and being active in the community of French artists was addressed. Zapolska collaborated, inter alia, with the editorial staff of the magazine “La Revue Blanche” founded by the Natanson brothers, where she got to know the works of the Nabis, learned how to interpret the paintings of this circle of painters and the impressionists. Sensitivity to their work was also associated with the experience of Japonisme. Its influence is present in both her journalistic texts and novels. Japonisme was the foundation of modern art and an authentic dialogue between cultures. In Zapolska’s work, it was also an important point of reference in reflection on the innovation of art and literature, and fostered a new view of cultural phenomena.