TIDES ARE A CHANGIN'
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Most of us probably are pretty familiar with this work, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa" by Japanese artist Katsushika Hokusai:

 Wikipedia

It's one of the most iconic pieces of Japanese art known to Westerners. And that's no surprise, considering how breathtaking this print is.

As an artist and a printmaker, Hokusai had a long and illustrious career which spanned multiple decades. His style has, unsurprisingly, changed a fair bit throughout his career, even while he was depicting similar subject matters. On Twitter, tkasasagi, a researcher and Ph.D. student in Japanese literature, captures this perfectly with a tweet that showcases the different waves Hokusai drew over the years.

 

Here's a closer look of the first one, "Springtime in Enoshima," which was painted by the artist when he was 33:

 Wikipedia Commons

The second work, "View of Honmoku off Kanagawa":

 Wkipedia Commons

And then, "First Cargo Boat Battling the Waves," a print painted when the artist was 46:

 Wikiepdia Commons

And finally, "The Great Wave off Kanagawa," part of Hokusai's magnum opus, "Thirty-Six Views of Mount Fuji." This was painted when the artist was 72:

 Wikipedia

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