Hokusai - Softcover

Forrer, Matthi

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8489439788 ISBN 13: 9788489439788

Publisher: Onlybook, 2004

Synopsis

In 'Thirty-Six Views of Mt. Fuji' Hokusai created an iconic work that includes universally recognized and beloved images of the Japanese landscape. The same broad perspective and attention to detail is brought to bear in this monumental book that follows the full spectrum of Hokusai's life and work. From his first prints to his most accomplished productions, including drawings and paintings, each stage of Hokusai's artistic development is presented within the context of Japanese cultural history. In addition to placing him among contemporaries from his native country, the book discusses the profound influence Hokusai had on European artists, particularly the Impressionists. Matthi Forrer, one of the world's leading authorities on the artist, vibrantly interweaves brilliant reproductions from every period of Hokusai's life with fascinating commentary. Presented in a luxurious large-format edition, the book offers a comprehensive perspective combined with the latest scholarly findings.

About this title

Review:

This stunning, large-format book, with Japanese folded paper, surveys the career of an artist who, on his deathbed pleaded, 'If heaven would give me five more years...I might become a true painter. --Royal Academy Magazine, Winter 2010

There has never been a book which enabled us to judge Hokusais mastery on the scale and in the detail of this one --The Spectator, 18 December 2010

The artists long life is fascinating, and his art can be very funny, very dramatic, and very spooky, as well as visually breathtaking --Art Quarterly, Spring 2011

About the Author:

MATTHI FORRER is a curator for Japanese Arts at the National Museum of Ethnology in Leiden, Netherlands. He is the author of numerous books on Hokusai and Japanese art, including Hokusai: Mountains and Water, Flowers and Birds and Hokusai: Prints and Drawings (both by Prestel).

About this edition

• Publisher: Onlybook
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 8489439788
• ISBN 13: 9788489439788
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 93