The Great Wave off Kanagawa, 1830-1832

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Woodblock print on paper. Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was a Japanese printmaker and painter known for works of ukiyo-e ('pictures of the floating world') in painting and printmaking. He had a long career of over 70 years in diverse media and styles. He studied painting of Ming period (1368{u2013}1644) in China to the styles of the Kanō school, Sumiyoshi school, Rinpa painting, and his contemporaries of the Edo period (1600-1868) in Japan; he also learned from Western-style painting. Hokusai used over 50 names for himself to identify his numerous works. Since the late 19th century, his work has had a significant impact on Western artists, including Gauguin and van Gogh.

COMMUNITY REVIEWS

Beautiful submitted by c_zhang on June 14, 2019, 11:13pm A classic.

A classic submitted by Varshini on June 17, 2019, 11:35pm Beautiful.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa submitted by JY 2005 on June 19, 2019, 11:44pm This print is a very well known piece of art.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa submitted by i'm a blobfish on June 22, 2019, 4:31pm A classic and a model for olden Japanese art. I like the contrasting deep blue and white. The gradience of black in the background really adds to the piece too.

ok submitted by .-.-.-. on July 26, 2019, 8:10pm Nothing special to me about this, but I like the shape in the background. 3/5 stars.

The Great Wave off Kanagawa submitted by crp on August 16, 2019, 11:28pm Love this classic, well known beauty

I thinks its ok submitted by Zaneeba on June 12, 2021, 2:55pm This art print is good but I don't really like it. I might just have bad taste but I don't like how it's a cartoon-like picture.

Great submitted by SaraP on July 28, 2022, 8:56pm This has such great movement and energy.

FAV submitted by ryan.lorenz on August 24, 2022, 3:15pm One of my all time favorites!

The Great Wave off Kanagawa submitted by SBNB on July 2, 2023, 3:05pm Nice print with lots of detail. This is a famous painting for good reason.

Great Wave is GREAT! submitted by dtarrago on August 27, 2023, 10:36pm Iconic and for good reason - so beautiful!

The Great Wave Off Kanagawa, 1830-1832 submitted by remickash on September 1, 2023, 4:55pm This piece of art is exquisite. Perfect for an office or bedroom.