Collection · 33 prints
Rain
The painters who stayed out in it
Rain art prints: Japanese woodblock prints, Indian miniatures and European paintings that show rain, storms and wet streets. The most represented artist is Kawase Hasui, with Utagawa Hiroshige, Utagawa Kuniyoshi, Ohara Koson, Hiroshi Yoshida and Katsushika Hokusai, and in Europe Gustave Caillebotte, John Everett Millais, John Constable, Claude Monet and Gustav Klimt. The works range from Pahari, Kangra and Bundi miniatures of the 1780s to Edo-period ukiyo-e and 20th-century shin hanga. Typical subjects are travellers caught in a shower, bridges and streets after rain, lovers watching monsoon clouds, and Caillebotte's Paris Street; Rainy Day (1877).
The selection shows how Indian, Japanese and European artists each painted wet weather, from monsoon skies to slanting lines of rain.
The soft greys and blues suit bedrooms, studies and reading corners, and the tall Japanese prints fit narrow walls. All prints are museum-quality reproductions, available unframed or framed with low-glare acrylic glazing, with free shipping and import duties covered.
