HIROSHIGUE

Presented in a style as stunning as the prints it celebrates, this survey of Hiroshige tells the fascinating story of the last great practitioner of ukiyo-e, or pictures of the floating world. Hiroshige is considered to be the tradition's most poetic artist and hi s work had a marked influence on Western painting towards the end of the 19th century. Vincent van Gogh, Claude Monet, Paul Ce zanne , and James Whistler were inspired by Hiroshige's serene depictions of the natural world. Arranged chronologically, this book illust rates th...[Llegir més]