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The Art Institute notes that "The Great Wave" is not a painting but a commercially-produced print—mass-produced to the tune of thousands and continuing to be printed even after Hokusai died.
A rare print of “The Great Wave off Kanagawa,” one of art history’s most iconic images, fetched a record $2.76 million at a Christie’s auction in New York on Tuesday. The 14.6-inch-wide ...
Who knew it was still possible to collect an iconic work of art for under ... of the Great Wave off Kanagawa” for $2.8 million—a new record high for the 1830-32 woodblock print.
Katsushika Hokusai’s Japanese woodblock print colloquially ... of Japanese art-making and the trajectory of Hokusai’s career can be found in any number of his works, Under the Wave off ...
The Great Wave off Kanagawa is the first print in Katsushika Hokusai's series Thirty-six views of Mount Fuji Christie's A rare print of The Great Wave off Kanagawa by Katsushika Hokusai sold at ...
A woodblock print of ... titled "Under the Wave off Kanagawa," sold on Tuesday for $2.76 million (about ¥360 million) during a live auction featuring Japanese and Korean art, according to ...