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.

Classic for a reason submitted by berger_d on July 19, 2024, 9:54am This piece has stood the test of time and with good reason. It is detailed with many interesting parts to discover and is just beautiful. Truly a favorite of mine. 5/5

A favorite submitted by rpesheck on August 11, 2024, 3:03pm One of my favorite art pieces of all time. This print has vibrant colors and the subject is full of that giant wave energy. You can feel the magnificent power of the ocean as iff you were in one of the boats in the image.