The Fuji River in the Snow (1841)
Utagawa Hiroshige1841 · Portrait · Public domain
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Provenance and rights
- Rights
- Public domain (artist died 1858)
Specifications
- Year
- 1841
- Nationality / school
- Japanese
- Lifespan
- 1797–1858
About the artwork
This page presents "The Fuji River in the Snow" (1841), created by Utagawa Hiroshige. It is listed in the Landscape collection. The image is in portrait orientation. Landscape, a short history: Painters have used landscape to study light, weather, season, and the relation between people and place. Landscape became an independent genre in European painting in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, while in East Asia it had long been central to ink painting. About the period around 1841: The invention of lithography around 1796 and its spread in these decades made printed images cheaper and more varied. Landscape gained new prestige through groups such as the Barbizon painters in France and the Hudson River School in the United States, and by mid-century Realism turned to ordinary people and everyday labour.
"The Fuji River in the Snow" is shown in the onlly.art catalogue for reference and browsing. A portrait format suits narrow wall spaces, hallways, and the area beside a door or window. Browsing works by the same artist, or from the same period, is a good way to compare styles before choosing what suits your space.
About the artist
Japanese, 1797–1858
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