Published to accompany an exhibition held in 2010-2011 in the Legion of Honor in San Francisco, this volume uses the approach of multiple chapters--rather than separate catalog entries--to
describe the world of printmaking in Japan and the West in the 19th century. Following an introductory section surveying Japanese prints, Breuer (curator, Achenbach Foundation for Graphic Arts
of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco) describes the prints of European and American artists influenced by Japanese style, with details on where they saw Japanese art and how they
incorporated it into their work. The catalog, which is oversized (9.25x10.25"), is filled with color plates of the best quality. DelMonico Books is an imprint of Prestel Publishing. Annotation
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