Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita Portrait Prints
French, Japanese, 1886-1968
Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita was a painter and printmaker, born in 1886 in Edogawa, Tokyo. He received his formal training at the Imperial School of Fine Arts, quickly attracting success with commissions from the emperors of Korea and Japan.
In 1913, he traveled to Paris, immediately befriending many of the leading painters of the day, including Pablo Picasso, Juan Gris, Henri Matisse, Henri Rousseau, and Chaim Soutine. He struck up a particularly close friendship with the famous Italian artist Amedeo Modigliani.
Known for his eccentric personality, Foujita developed a colorful reputation through his cropped hairstyle, hoop earrings, and glasses. But beyond his public image, Foujita took his work very seriously, displaying a fondness for white and pale shades like lavender and gray. Foujita walked a fine line between Japanese and European art and was repeatedly inspired by women and cats.
Following the breakup of his third marriage, Foujita left Paris for Latin America, spending time in Brazil, Mexico, Cuba, and Argentina, before eventually returning to Japan, where he lived during World War II. Following the war, Foujita again left Japan for France, eventually becoming a citizen in 1955.
Later in life, Foujita converted to Catholicism, and decorated a cathedral in the city of Reims. Foujita then adopted the Christian name Léonard, in homage to Leonardo da Vinci, and was buried in Reims following his death in 1968 at the age of 81.
Today, his work can be found in numerous public collections including the Hiroshima Museum of Art, the National Museum of Modern Art and the National Museum of Western Art in Japan(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)
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Artist: Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
"Poissonnerie" woodcut from the book "Petits métiers et gagne petit" by Foujita
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"Poissonnerie" 1960 wood cut print by Léonard Tsugouhara Foujita from the book "Petits Métiers et gagne petit." Hand signed "Foujita" on front lower right corner. Hand numbered 12/60...
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By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
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Leonard FOUJITA
La Riviere Enchantee - Selfportrait with Kimiyo
MEDIUM : Etching
SIGNATURE : Unsigned as issued
PAPER : Arches vellum
SIZE : 15 x 11"
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Two Young Girls, Portrait Print by Leonard Foujita
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Leonard Tsugouharu Foujita (Japanese, 1886 - 1968)
Title: Two Young Girls
Year: circa 1960
Medium: Lithograph, signed in pencil
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Leonard Foujita - House of Delights - Original Signed Lithograph
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Leonard Tsugouharu FOUJITA (1886 - 1968)
House of Delights
Hand-Signed
Circa 1960
Edition : EA
Dimensions: 37 x 29 cm.
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By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Located in Collonge Bellerive, Geneve, CH
Léonard Foujita (French/Japanese, 1886–1968)
The Three Graces
Original Lithograph
76 x 54 cm
Signed in the plate
Reference: Sylvie Buisson réf. #60.28 (vol. 1, p.531)
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Eve With an Apple
Original Lithograph
Signed in the plate
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Reference: Sylvie Buisson #60.29
Léonard Foujita (French/Japanese, 1886–1968)
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By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
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Artist: Leonard Tsugouharu Foujita (Japanese, 1886 - 1968)
Title: Nursing Mother
Year: circa 1964
Medium: Lithograph, signed in ink
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Le Matin (Buisson 56.64), Lithograph by Leonard Tsugouharu Foujita
By Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
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Artist: Leonard Tsugouharu Foujita (Japanese, 1886 - 1968)
Title: Le Matin (Buisson 56.64)
Year: circa 1956
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Paper : Rives vellum.
Edition : 225 copies.
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