Katsushika Hokusai died on 10 May 1849 in Asakusa, aged 88. A Japanese artist of the Edo period, Hokusai worked in the ukiyo-e style of woodblock prints and painting. He is best known for the series Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, which includes The Great Wave off Kanagawa, one of the most famous images in the world. He also produced the Hokusai Manga, volumes of sketches of people, animals and everyday life, and illustrated books. He changed his name many times in his long career and kept working into old age, saying he hoped to improve with each year. His prints influenced European artists such as Monet, Van Gogh and Degas.
Before and after
- 16 September 1848Discovery of Hyperion
- 8 November 1848Birth of Gottlob Frege
- 1849Construction of Buckingham Palace
- from 1849 to 1855Jicarilla War
- 10 May 1849Death of Katsushika Hokusai
- 15 June 1849Death of James K. Polk
- 26 September 1849Birth of Ivan Pavlov
- 7 October 1849Death of Edgar Allan Poe
- 17 October 1849Death of Frédéric Chopin
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