Keisai's abbreviated drawings. Birds, animals, people.
Picquier| N° d'inventaire | 22494 |
| Format | 17.5 x 28 |
| Détails | 158 p., 120 color plates, paperback. |
| Publication | Arles, 2017 |
| Etat | Nine |
| ISBN | 9782809712797 |
Kuwagata Keisai (1764-1824), a Japanese painter of the ukiyo-e school, created countless prints, as well as illustrations for over two hundred books of various genres. He was above all the inventor at the end of the 18th century of a minimalist style of astonishing modernity and full of humor, which earned him the imitation of many of his contemporaries. Hokusai, his great rival, was inspired by it when he undertook the creation of his famous Manga. Birds and Animals in the Style of Abbreviated Drawing (1797) and Figures in the Style of Abbreviated Drawing (1799) are his two most inventive albums and they enjoyed immense popular success. In France, Keisai's unique style was noted from the end of the 19th century by artists such as Rodin and the engraver Isaac, and by the critic Théodore Duret, a defender of Manet, who saw it as the "triumph of Impressionism."
Kuwagata Keisai (1764-1824), a Japanese painter of the ukiyo-e school, created countless prints, as well as illustrations for over two hundred books of various genres. He was above all the inventor at the end of the 18th century of a minimalist style of astonishing modernity and full of humor, which earned him the imitation of many of his contemporaries. Hokusai, his great rival, was inspired by it when he undertook the creation of his famous Manga. Birds and Animals in the Style of Abbreviated Drawing (1797) and Figures in the Style of Abbreviated Drawing (1799) are his two most inventive albums and they enjoyed immense popular success. In France, Keisai's unique style was noted from the end of the 19th century by artists such as Rodin and the engraver Isaac, and by the critic Théodore Duret, a defender of Manet, who saw it as the "triumph of Impressionism."