Hokusai

(Japanese, 1760–1849)

Hokusai was a seminal Japanese artist known for his ukiyo-e paintings and prints. Hokusai’s most iconic works include The Great Wave off Kanagawa (c. 1828­–1833) and his series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji (c. 1830­–1832). “All I have produced before the age of 70 is not worth taking into account. At 73 I have learned a little about the real structure of nature, of animals, plants, trees, birds, fishes and insects,” he once said. Born Katsushika Hokusai on October 30, 1760 in Edo (present-day Tokyo), Japan, he began painting at a young age, and apprenticed to a woodcarver as a teenager. At the age of 18, he was accepted into the studio of Katsukawa Shunsho, whose paintings focused on depicting the merchant class. With the death of Shunsho in 1793, Hokusai’s work began to take on the characteristic style for which he is now known. Over the following decades, he illustrated novels and produced his famous Hokusai Manga (1814), a copybook for beginners. The artist died at the age of 88, on May 10, 1849 in Tokyo, Japan. His paintings and woodblock prints, as well as those by other Japanese artists, had a profound impact on the development of the 19th-century European painters Édouard Manet, Claude Monet, and Vincent van Gogh. Today, Hokusai’s works are held in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, and the Sumida Hokusai Museum in Tokyo, among others.

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Work of the Week: Katsushika Hokusai’s 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'

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Work of the Week: Katsushika Hokusai’s 'Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji'
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Dessin: Personnage assis

Hokusai

Dessin: Personnage assis

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Dessin: Un homme assis près d'un écritoire et...

Hokusai

Dessin: Un homme assis près d'un écritoire et...

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Beibei Kyôdan, 1815–1815

Hokusai

Beibei Kyôdan, 1815–1815

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Hokusia soga - Divers dessins par Hokusai, 1820–1820

Hokusai

Hokusia soga - Divers dessins par Hokusai, 1820–1820

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Lys oranges et roses, 1833–1833

Hokusai

Lys oranges et roses, 1833–1833

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Tsumagasane

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Tsumagasane

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Dessin: Homme accroupi

Hokusai

Dessin: Homme accroupi

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Dessin: Jeune garçon et boeuf..., 1830–1830

School of Hokusai

Dessin: Jeune garçon et boeuf..., 1830–1830

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Shanku Hakuu - Le Fuji par temps d'orage, 1830–1835

Hokusai

Shanku Hakuu - Le Fuji par temps d'orage, 1830–1835

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Dessin: Deux paysans transportant un navet géant

Hokusai

Dessin: Deux paysans transportant un navet géant

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Feuille d'études: Homme assis et études , 1830–1830

Hokusai

Feuille d'études: Homme assis et études , 1830–1830

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Feuille d'études: Pieds et formes..., 1830–1840

Hokusai

Feuille d'études: Pieds et formes..., 1830–1840

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Feuille d'études: Animaux et insectes, personnage

Hokusai

Feuille d'études: Animaux et insectes, personnage

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Tête d'homme

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Tête d'homme

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Coraux et bateau

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Coraux et bateau

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Femme allongée

School of Hokusai

Femme allongée

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Surimono: Une tablette de poèmes kyôka, 1804–1818

Hokusai

Surimono: Une tablette de poèmes kyôka, 1804–1818

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Dessin: Combat

Hokusai

Dessin: Combat

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Kôshû Misaka suimen - Le Fuji se..., 1830–1835

Hokusai

Kôshû Misaka suimen - Le Fuji se..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Tôkaidô Hodogaya - Le Fuji vu de..., 1830–1835

Hokusai

Tôkaidô Hodogaya - Le Fuji vu de..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Kôsju mishimagoe - Le col de Mishima..., 1830–1835

Hokusai

Kôsju mishimagoe - Le col de Mishima..., 1830–1835

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Joshu ushibori - Le Fuji vu d'un bateau , 1830–1835

Hokusai

Joshu ushibori - Le Fuji vu d'un bateau , 1830–1835

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Chûgi Suikoden ehon - Alubm illustrée..., 1829–1829

Hokusai

Chûgi Suikoden ehon - Alubm illustrée..., 1829–1829

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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Soshu shichirigahama - Le Fuji vu de la , 1830–1835

Hokusai

Soshu shichirigahama - Le Fuji vu de la , 1830–1835

Sale Date: November 25, 2003

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