fl.1883-1886
Related Paintings of william a.thornbery :. | Madame Legois | Cariatide (mk38) | A Richly Laid Table with Parrots | Chancellor Seguier at the Entry of Louis XIV into Paris in 1660 | Portrat Nina und Wolfgang Slevogt | Related Artists:
Francois Bernardpainted Portrait of Two Chitimacha Indians in 1870
Katsushika HokusaiJapanese
1760-1849
Katsushika Hokusai Gallery
was a Japanese artist, ukiyo-e painter and printmaker of the Edo period. In his time, he was Japan's leading expert on Chinese painting.[2] Born in Edo (now Tokyo), Hokusai is best-known as author of the woodblock print series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji which includes the iconic and internationally recognized print, The Great Wave off Kanagawa, created during the 1820s. Hokusai created the "Thirty-Six Views" both as a response to a domestic travel boom and as part of a personal obsession with Mount Fuji.[3] It was this series, specifically The Great Wave print and Fuji in Clear Weather, that secured Hokusai??s fame both within Japan and overseas. As historian Richard Lane concludes, ??Indeed, if there is one work that made Hokusai's name, both in Japan and abroad, it must be this monumental print-series...?? While Hokusai's work prior to this series is certainly important, it was not until this series that he gained broad recognition and left a lasting impact on the art world. It was The Great Wave print that initially received, and continues to receive, acclaim and popularity in the Western world.
VolterranoItalian Baroque Era Painter, 1611-ca.1690