The third time I saw the "Great Wave' Hokusai exhibit, I searched for birds. And here is almost a comprehensive collection of avian studies, prints, paintings, etc. found in the exhibit.
Just for the fun of it.
 |
The Kingfisher, one of the greatest of the woodblocks, was in the previous blog. |
I've seen the exhibit three times, now, and am still impressed. It is a remarkable and huge exhibit, and I hope all of you have seen it.
Here are my favorite items.
 |
| Annabeth Rosen Wave 2012 |
 |
| Katsukawa Shunsho Actors 1726 |
 |
| Katsukawa Shunsho Shakkyo, the Lion Dance 1787 One of the most exquisite, nuanced and elegant paintings I have ever seen. |
 |
| Manjiro Hokuga Tiger in a Thunder Storm 1840 |
 |
| Jofu Woman Holding Child Beneath Willows 1820 Look at those wonderful hands! |
 |
| Manjiro Hokuga A Young Samurai Punishing a Scoundrel 1840 (the other "moon" in the painting, below and to the right of the artists' is the top of my head reflected in the glass!) |
 |
| Helen Frankenthaler Morning 1982 |
 |
| Katsushika Taito II Dragon in Clouds 1840 |
 |
| Katsushika Taito II Goddess Drawing a Bow 1832 |
 |
| Katsushika Hokusai Ushibori in Hitachi Province 1830 |
 |
| Paul Legrand Inkstand 1876 |
 |
| John Cederquist How to Wrap Five Waves 1994 |
 |
| Roy Lichtenstein Drowning Girl 1963 |
 |
| Louis Stewart in front of an installation |
 |
| Claude Monet The Water Lily Pond 1900 Barbara and I visited Giverny, and Monet's home walls were covered with hundreds of Japanese woodcuts. |
 |
| Katsushika Hokusai Kingfisher with Iris and Wild Pinks 1834 I absolutely adore the way this beautiful bird is flying in under the curving leaf. And the proportion of bill size to the rest of the bird is correct. |
 |
| Unknown artist (formerly attributed to Hokusai) Female Ghost in the Moonlight 1850 (She holds the ghost of the child who died with her in childbirth) |
 |
| Odilon Redon The misshapen polyp floated on the shores, a sort of smiling and hideous Cyclops (Le polype difforme flottait sur les rivages, sorte de cyclope souriant et hideux) 1883 A uniquely different art sensibility. |
 |
| Katsushika Hokusai Laughing Demon 1831 |
 |
| CAI Participants and Alexandra Adamo Community Dreamscape 2023 My companion for the tour, Louis Stewart, conductor, composer, pianist, and collaborator on at least ten concerts and recitals over the past 50 years. (We were roommates at New England Conservatory; He teaches at Berklee College) |
