Ver Sacrum Magazine of the Union of Austrian Artists, October 1898, 1st year, no. 10

  • October 1898
  • Union of Austrian Artists
  • Letterpress
  • Leopold Museum, Vienna

The covers of Ver Sacrum were greatly inspired by Japanese woodcuts. The impact of Japanese art to Europe was considerable, as can be witnessed in the term “Japonisme.” The flattened forms of the tree branches are characteristic of Japanese woodcuts.