Baatsch, Henri-Alexis,
Hokusai : a life in drawing / Henri-Alexis Baatsch ; translated from French Ruth Sharman. - Reprinted. - 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index (page 224).
Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) was the most prolific and diverse artist of Japan's Edo period, with a body of work reputed to include more than 30,000 drawings, paintings and prints. His works range from portraits of popular actors and courtesans to landscapes and seascapes and from clearly observed scenes of everyday life to erotic prints. While his prints had a huge influence on the course of Western art, it is equally true that he himself was influenced by European painting. This is a beautifully illustrated introduction to this master artist, who combined great technical prowess with remarkable imagination and a passion for vivid detail
Translated from the French.
9780500094037
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 --Criticism and interpretation
Painters--Criticism and interpretation--Japan--Edo period, 1600-1868
Printmakers--Criticism and interpretation--Japan--Edo period, 1600-1868
NE1325.K3 / B3313 2019
Hokusai : a life in drawing / Henri-Alexis Baatsch ; translated from French Ruth Sharman. - Reprinted. - 224 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (page 219) and index (page 224).
Katsushika Hokusai (1760 - 1849) was the most prolific and diverse artist of Japan's Edo period, with a body of work reputed to include more than 30,000 drawings, paintings and prints. His works range from portraits of popular actors and courtesans to landscapes and seascapes and from clearly observed scenes of everyday life to erotic prints. While his prints had a huge influence on the course of Western art, it is equally true that he himself was influenced by European painting. This is a beautifully illustrated introduction to this master artist, who combined great technical prowess with remarkable imagination and a passion for vivid detail
Translated from the French.
9780500094037
Katsushika, Hokusai, 1760-1849 --Criticism and interpretation
Painters--Criticism and interpretation--Japan--Edo period, 1600-1868
Printmakers--Criticism and interpretation--Japan--Edo period, 1600-1868
NE1325.K3 / B3313 2019