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Katsushika Hokusai (1760-1849) was a Japanese artist, the leading printmaker of his time.

Short Biography:

He is known for Fugaku Sanju-rokkei / 36 Views of Mount Fuji about (1823-1829), but he produced outstanding pictures of almost every kind of subject - birds, flowers, courtesans, scenes from legend and everyday life, and so on.

Hokusai was born in Edo (now Tokyo) and studied wood engraving and book illustration.

He was interested in Western painting and perspective, and introd read more...

Tags: painter, printmaker, illustration, landscape

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