Katsushika Hokusai

Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849)  a genius painter active in the Edo period.
Katsushika Hokusai was an ukiyoe artist of the Edo period known for his paintings “Great Wave” and “Red Fuji.
His most famous work is “Fugaku Sanjurokkei” (Thirty-six Views of Mt. Fuji), a series of 46 ukiyoe prints created after he turned 70.
Among them, “Kanagawa Okinonamiura” is known as one of the world's most famous paintings.

Hokusai's nickname, “Painting Fanatic,” is a reflection of the fact that he continued to paint until the end of his life at the age of 90.

Hokusai known around the world.

Hokusai's name became known around the world after Japonisme (Japanese taste) began with the Paris Exposition of 1867.

The bold compositions and bright colors of ukiyo-e prints, which had never before been seen in European paintings, greatly influenced European artists and triggered the birth of Impressionism.

Among the painters who were influenced by Hokusai were Vincent van Gogh and Edgar de Degas, whose portraits were inspired by the “Hokusai Manga.

Henri Rivière produced a series of prints called “36 Views of the Eiffel Tower” based on “36 Views of Mount Fuji,” and Emile Gallé, a leading Art Nouveau glass artist, created a vase with a design of carp from the “Hokusai Manga.

The musician Claude Debussy is said to have composed the symphonic poem “The Sea” inspired by “Fugaku Sanjurokkei Kanagawaokinamiura.

In this way, it had a great influence on European artists.

In 1960, he was honored as a world cultural master at the World Peace Council in Vienna.

In 1998, the renowned American photojournal LIFE magazine selected Hokusai as the only Japanese artist among “The Life Millennium” list of the 100 most important world figures of the past millennium.

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