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Gyotaku. Gyotaku (魚拓, from gyo "fish" + taku "stone impression") is the traditional Japanese method of printing fish, a practice which dates back to the mid-1800s. This form of nature printing, where ink is applied to a fish which is then pressed onto paper, was used by fishermen to record their catches, but has also become an art form of ...
Sky and Water I is a woodcut print by the Dutch artist M. C. Escher first printed in June 1938. The basis of this print is a regular division of the plane consisting of birds and fish . Both prints have the horizontal series of these elements —fitting into each other like the pieces of a jigsaw puzzle —in the middle, transitional portion of ...
NordSüd Verlag. Publication date. 1992. Publication place. Switzerland. ISBN. 978-3314015441. The Rainbow Fish is a children's picture book drawn and written by Swiss author and illustrator, Marcus Pfister, and translated into English by J. Alison James. The book is best known for the distinctive shiny foil scales of the Rainbow Fish.
A still life, the painting features "Matisse's own plants, his own garden furniture, and his own fish tank." [ 2 ] Additionally, Matisse's "depiction of space" in the piece creates a tension. The goldfish can be seen from two different angles simultaneously: from the front, where the viewer can immediately recognise them, and from above, where ...
Dimensions. 77.2 cm × 98.4 cm (30.4 in × 38.7 in) Location. Philadelphia Museum of Art, Philadelphia. Fish Magic is a 1925 Surrealist painting by Swiss-German artist Paul Klee. The painting belonged to the collection of Walter and Louise Arensberg before being donated in 1950 to the Philadelphia Museum of Art where it is currently held.
A Fish Out of Water is a 1961 American children's book written by Helen Palmer Geisel (credited as Helen Palmer) and illustrated by P. D. Eastman.The book is based on a short story by Palmer's husband Theodor Geisel (), "Gustav, the Goldfish", which was published with his own illustrations in Redbook magazine in June 1950.
The Miraculous Draft of Fishes, 1444. 132cm x 154cm, Musée d'Art et d'Histoire, Geneva. The Miraculous Draft of Fishes is a 1444 oil on wood panel painting by the Swabian artist Konrad Witz, on view in the Museum of Art and History (Musée d'Art et d'Histoire) in Geneva, Switzerland. Witz was the first artist to be recognized for incorporating ...
Henri Matisse in 1913 and his 1912 Goldfish painting. French visual artist Henri Matisse was known for his use of color and draughtsmanship. In the early 20th century, Matisse became a leader of the Fauvism art movement, which was an early movement in the broader Post-impressionist era. After a trip to Morocco in 1912 Matisse employed goldfish ...