
Hokusai: Prints and Drawings
Matthi Forrer(Author)
Prestel (Publisher)
Will be published approx. on 28. June 2018
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-3-7913-8504-4 (ISBN)
Description
Now available again, this delightful selection of prints depicting nineteenth century Japan's natural beauty is a colorful introduction to the country's most beloved artist. The Japanese artist Hokusai spent the second half of his life sketching and painting with tremendous energy nearly everything he saw, and this book focuses on one of his most productive periods, when the artist was in his seventies. This book presents fifty works of the artist's astonishing oeuvre. It includes selections from his renowned series of woodblock prints, Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, including "In the Hollow of a Wave," "Shower below the Summit," and "South Wind at Clear Dawn." Also presented are images of flowers, waterfalls, bridges, birds, and fish, demonstrating the uniquely precise yet passionate quality of Hokusai's art. An expert on the artist's work, Matthi Forrer provides illuminating commentary on Hokusai's life and technique, offering insight into his enduring
popularity throughout the world.
popularity throughout the world.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Munich
Germany
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 197 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
ISBN-13
978-3-7913-8504-4 (9783791385044)
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Schweitzer Classification
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Previous edition

Book
03/2009
Prestel
€19.95
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Person
Matthi Forrer is an independent curator and the author of numerous books on Hokusai and Japanese art, including Hokusai and Hiroshige: Prints and Drawings (both by Prestel).