Art Nouveau

A woodblock print by the Japanese artist Hokusai also known as "The Great Wave" or "The Wave".
this is an example of Ukiyo-e art, published between 1830 and 1833.
one of the most recognized works of Japanese art in the world.
Its a print of a giant wave riddled with small fishing boats, off the shore of the Japanese city of Kanagawa. alot of people think its a tsunami, but really its thought to be a large okinami, literally "wave of the open sea"
said to have inspired both Debussy’s “La Mer” and Rilke’s “Der Berg”
the painting itself powerfully depicts the difference between the great mountain in the background being drowned ouy by the wave