Hiroshige s work had a profound influence on the impressionists and postimpressionists of europe. Hiroshige is considered to be the traditions most poetic artist and his work had a. After browsing this volume for several weeks with morning coffee i just came across four erotic prints in the rear. Amazon price new from used from kindle edition please retry.
Now available again, this book presents a selection of hokusais work known for its exquisite style and marvelous inventiveness. I note forrers prestelroyal academy book on hiroshige does not have these flaws. See all 2 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. About the author matthi forrer is an independent curator and former curator for japanese arts at the national museum of ethnology in leiden, netherlands. Hokusai was one of the great masters of the japanese woodblock print. Exquisitely beautiful book featuring many paintings by hiroshige. This volume includes fullcolor reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints by hokusai, one of japans most revered artists. There is a chapter in the book on hiroshige s influence on western art in the mid to late 1800s. Hiroshige has been my favorite japanese artist since discovering his prints during my earliest trips to japan in the 1980s. Prints and drawings by matthi forrer, 97837985044, available at. In fact the prints are beautiful on lovely paper, and the variations should be of interest for anyone finding other hokusai prints outside this book many run so often as to wear. I recommend viewing this book in tandem with adele schlombs hiroshige taschen as they could not compliment one another. Now available for the first time in paperback, this book reproduces the artists finest.
Hiroshige japanese poster art print foxfire on new years night under the eno. Subtle use of color was essential in hiroshiges prints, often printed with multiple. For this book, published on the occasion of an exhibition held at the royal academy of arts in london to mark the bicentenary of the artists birth, every effort has been made to reproduce. This substantial volume offers a broad panorama of the hugely popular oeuvre of hiroshige 17971858, the great artist of the japanese popular school of printmaking who transmuted everyday landscapes into intimate, lyrical scenes. Prints and drawings by matthi forrer 2001, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. The prints, while good quality and color, are too small for the size of the book the majority are half the size of the page. The book s breathtaking images allow readers to fully experience the splendor of hiroshige s prints in all their poetry and detail. He is the author of numerous books on japanese art, including hokusai, hiroshige, and hiroshige. Prints and drawings paperback illustrated, 1 mar 2009. Utagawa hiroshige 17971858 holds an assured place in the history of world art as one of the greatest and bestloved masters of the woodblock print. Japanesestyle binding, a woodenlike case, a unique choice of paper, an extremely high quality of print. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good. Toulouselautrec was fascinated with hiroshige s daring diagonal compositions and inventive use of perspective, van gogh literally copied two prints from hiroshige s. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books.
His is the japan of my minds eye, before modernization and the advent of the ministry of pavement. Japanese print postcards, 24 full color ready to mail cards. Hiroshige is considered to be the traditions most poetic artist and his work had a marked influence on western painting towards the end of the 19th. Royal academy of arts great britain utagawa hiroshige 17971858 holds an assured place in the history of world art as one of the greatest and bestloved masters of the woodblock print. Prints and drawings by matthi forrer from waterstones today. Together with katsushika hokusai, he is the leading creator of landscape imagery in japanese printmaking. The 300 depictions of hiroshige s beloved prints, books and paintings, along with an examination of the historic and cultural. Understand japans visual concept with this portfolio of utagawa hiroshige, one of the last great artists of woodblock print ukiyoe, taschen books. Especially, fiftythree stages on the tokaido is one of the most highly regarded woodblock printings series in japanese art. Excellent reproductions of 16 prints by ando hiroshige, choki, and other revered japanese artists are featured.
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 ukiyoe, or pictures of the floating world. Strange 1983, paperback, reprint at the best online prices at ebay. There are many selections from his edo series, from the views along the two major highways, and several from his fish, bird, and flower series. Get the best deals on hiroshige prints when you shop the largest online selection at. Prints and drawings by matthi forrer 2011, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. Hiroshige s woodblock prints themselves are magical and the authors accompanying text very informative despite being concise. Matthi forrer is an independent curator and the author of numerous books on hokusai and japanese art, including hokusai and hiroshige. He also studied the techniques of the wellestablished kano school, the nanga whose tradition began with the chinese southern school, and the realistic shijo school, and likely the perspective techniques of western art and ukie. Hiroshige s apprentice work included book illustrations and singlesheet ukiyoe prints. Prints and drawings has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. A fantastic book to add to any japanese ukiyoe fans library.
Discover book depositorys huge selection of hiroshige books online. The books breathtaking images allow readers to fully experience the splendor. Matthi forrer is an independent curator and former curator for japanese arts at the national museum of ethnology in leiden, netherlands. He is the author of numerous books on hokusai and japanese art, including hokusai and hiroshige. Books art hiroshige hiroshige image 1 hiroshige image 2 hiroshige image 3. The 300 depictions of hiroshige s beloved prints, books. In an art book, id rather see the art than read about it. Overall this is a deep and information packed book on hiroshige with a lot of very good, very high quality copies of his prints. A comprehensive monograph on hiroshige, the last great master of the ukiyoe style, with more than 400 reproductions. This book is much smaller than i have seen it in other paperback versions. My only quibble is that the eminent mr forrers english is choppy and a small but pervasive distraction. Master of japanese ukiyoe woodblock prints taschen basic art series book online at best prices in india on.
The masterpiece arts of utagawa hiroshige, fiftythree stages on the tokaido utagawa ando hiroshige led the field of landscape printing in ukiyoe. Utagawa hiroshige born ando hiroshige 1797 12 october 1858, was a japanese. This volume includes fullcolor reproductions of drawings and woodblock prints. Flowing figures completely different from the usual hokusai small people. I would have preferred a normal paperback art book size to better view the images. In this book, hokusai expert matthi forrer traces the artists career and defines his place in relation to. There are pictures of two of the wood carvings near the back as well as several concept drawings hiroshige made of locations before actually carving the blocks. All 53 stages on the tokaido art prints by utagawa. In the taschen basic art book on watteau, for example, there is a good analysis on what differentiated watteaus style from that of this contemporaries, mainly his use of thick and quick brush strokes and subdued colors. In fact the prints are beautiful on lovely paper, and the variations should be of interest for anyone finding other hokusai prints outside this book many run so often as to wear out the blocks.