36 Views Of The Eiffel Tower – A Parisian Icon Reimagined

When renowned Japanese artist and printmaker Hokusai (1760-1849) was in his seventies he produced what is his crowning achievement — a series of wood-block landscape prints known as Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji, depicting the famous Japanese mountain from different vantage points and in various weather. The series started out with what is arguably the most well-known Japanese print of the era, The Great Wave off Kanagawa.

Hokusai influenced the Impressionist painters — Manet and Monet each amassed a collection of the Japanese artist's prints — and the later Art Nouveau movement. In that spirit we present 36 Views Of The Eiffel Tower in three sections. All of the photos in this series are by Mark Craft.

36 Views Of The Eiffel Tower

Part I – Views 1 To 12

Eiffel Tower from Trocadero, 2007

Les Demoiselles of the Trocadero, 2017

From a Bateau, on a Champagne Cruise, 2017

Eiffel Tower from Île aux Cygnes, 15th Arrondissement, 2007

Bastille Day, from the 16th, 2015

Eiffel Tower Memorabilia, Port Debilly, 16th Arrondissement, 2010

Tour Eiffel and Tour Montparnasse, 2006

Eiffel's Creation Askew in 2017

Above the Rooftops of the 7th, 2005

Avec le Carrousel, 2015

From Belleville, 2010

At l'Etoile, Place Charles de Gaulle, 8th Arrondissement, 2014

About Hokusai & The 36 Views of Mount Fuji

Katsushika Hokusai, a master of Japanese ukiyo-e woodblock prints, created The 36 Views of Mount Fuji in the early 1830s, a series that would become one of Japan's most iconic contributions to art. Each print looks at Mount Fuji from a unique perspective and at different times of day, blending natural beauty with everyday life. Hokusai's bold use of color and perspective transformed how landscapes were depicted, not only in Japan but worldwide. His work influenced countless others, inspiring a fascination with viewing a single landscape through varying weather conditions, lighting, and seasons, a clear influenced on artists like Claude Monet.