The Resume

(1797-October 12, 1858)
Born in Tokyo, Japan
Birth name was Ando Hiroshige
Ukiyo-e (woodblock print) artist
Best known for his series 'The Fifty-Three Stations of the Tokaido' (1833-34) and 'One Hundred Famous Views of Edo' (1856-58)

Why he might be annoying:

His first wife had to sell some of her clothes and combs to finance one of his sketching trips.
His landscapes of Naniwa (Osaka) and Omi Province were based on other paintings since he never travelled there.
He had two sons-in-law who became painters and adopted his name. (They are usually referred to Hiroshige II and Hiroshige III to distinguish them from the original and from each other.)

Why he might not be annoying:

He was incredibly prolific, producing more than 8,000 paintings and prints.
He was noted for using unusual vantage points, seasonal allusions, and saturated colors.
He was considered the last master of the ukiyo-e genre.
He influenced many Impressionist and Post-Impressionist painters, including Manet, Monet, Van Gogh, Gaugin, Cezanne, and Whistler.
His 'The Whirlpools of Awa' was so accurate a rendering that the Japanese government banned reproduction of the print during World War II, when the strait containing the whirlpools was considered strategically important.

Credit: C. Fishel

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• 19th Century Painters
• C. Fishel's Profiles [Series 82]
• Known By a Single Name
• Look at Me, My Picture Is Art
• Painters
• Profiles 51501-51750 (Ranked: 51629)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 2 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 113 Votes: 53.10% Annoying