Length1h 48m
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Without a doubt, Katsushika Hokusai is the most famous Japanese artist since the middle of the nineteenth century whose art is known to the Western world. Reflecting the artistic expression of an isolated civilisation, the works of Hokusai - one of the first Japanese artists to emerge in Europe - greatly influenced the Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters, such as Vincent van Gogh. Considered during his life as a living Ukiyo-e master, Hokusai fascinates us with the variety and the significance of his work, which spanned almost ninety years and is presented here in all its breadth and diversity.
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Length1 hr 48 mins
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Publish dateMay 10, 2014
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Author: C. J. Holmes
2Author: C. J. Holmes
3BIOGRAPHY
4his first works, actor prints, under the name Shunro-.
5early 1830s:
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6earlier works.
7Kintoki the Herculean Child with a Bear and an Eagle
8trade for more than four years, the experience
9Collection of Surimonos Illustrating Fantastic Poems
10masterÊs style. His originality, however, could
11At last, in 1789, a quarrel over the painting on
12c. 1795 Surimono, nishiki-e (polychrome woodblock print) Private collection, United Kingdom
13an unexpected and well-paid commission to
14Concert under the Wisteria
15contact with, the rules of perspective, and
16with brooms, tubs of water, and tubs of ink, he
17Spring at Enoshima (Enoshima shunbō)
18In 1807 his connection and squabbles with
19capricious artist. HokusaiÊs first acquaintance
20To his attempts at polite conversation and his
21Dawn of a New Year
22on a sheet of paper so large that the design
23More
24Mount Fuji behind Cherry Trees in Bloom
25best work.
26Standing Courtesan with an Apprentice
27The River of Jewels near Ide
28Voyage to the Waterfalls of the Various Provinces
29(Shokoku taki meguri), Picturesque Views of
30The River of Jewels near Mishima
31return safely, but at an unpropitious time. The
32work, both as a consolation in his troubles and
33positive want.
34children: two sons and three daughters. The
35a petty official with a taste for poetry. His eldest
36Three Women with a Telescope
37of his behaving with great delicacy of feeling
38Though his artistic reputation among his
39Tea House for Travellers
40of surimonos, and Hokuba, whose book
41Two Women and a Child on the Shore
42clearest evidences in such work as this, any
43HOKUSAIÊS PRINTS AND DRAWINGS
44Mount Fuji under High Bridge
