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The Hokusai introduction book traces the full scope of the artist's portfolio, from erotic books and historical novels to album prints and large-format compositions. It examines his role as a printmaker whose treatment of space and composition influenced Western artists including Monet, Cassatt, and Klimt. The volume provides an accessible entry point into Hokusai's career, covering the breadth of formats and subjects he worked across throughout his life.
Meet the artist whose majestic wave sent ripples across the world. Hokusai, master artist and printmaker, is not only one of the giants of Japanese art but a father figure to Western modernism, inspiring a whole new notion of space for artists from Monet to Morisot, Cassatt to Klimt. Spanning erotic books, historical novels, and album prints, this introduction traces the full scope of Hokusai’s far-reaching portfolio.
