His later works used large, broken strokes and somber colors as evidenced in his Group of Workmen Building a Boat.
His later works used large, broken strokes and somber colors as evidenced in his Group of Workmen Building a Boat. He studied in the studio of Katsukawa Sunsho, producing such legend-derived works as Raiden, the Spirit of Thunder. His corpus is characterized by free curved lines that evolve into graceful spirals, and is known for his so-called pictures of the floating world, also known as Ukiyo-e. FTP, name this Japanese painter and wood engraver best known for his namesake Manga and the Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji, which includes the woodcut The Great Wave Off Kanagawa.
His later works used large, broken strokes and somber colors as evidenced in his Group of Workmen Building a Boat.
{Hokusai} Katsushika