Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Signed Original Erotic Portrait de Jeune Femme Drawing

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Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Signed Original Erotic Portrait de Jeune Femme Drawing

Name: Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Signed Original Erotic Portrait de Jeune Femme Drawing
Brand: Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
Price: 14995 USD

About the Item

A beautiful and quite engaging original nude female work by renowned master Japanese-French artist/painter/printmaker Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Fujita Tsuguharu, November 27, 1886 – January 29, 1968). This original ink on Japanese paper drawing, a quite erotic scene of two reclining nude female figures/lovers, is a fine example of his Portrait de jeune femme works he did in the late 1920s while in Paris, France (we believe this work was likely done circa 1929 as we have found works with a similar female figure/model around that time). Foujita was born in 1886 in Ushigome, a former ward of Tokyo that is now part of the Shinjuku Ward. In his youth studied Western-style painting. In 1913, Foujita moved to Paris where he settled in Montparnasse, and quickly became part of the art scene there, which later became known as the École de Paris (School of Paris). During this time Foujita met painters Amedeo Modigliani and Chaim Soutine. He took dance classes with Raymond Duncan and visited the studios of Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera where he discovered cubism which led to his acquaintance with such notable artists as Guillaume Apollinaire, Georges Braque, Fernand Léger, Erik Satie, Kees van Dongen, Jean Metzinger, André Derain, and Pierre Bonnard. In the 1920s, Foujita reached the height of his fame in Paris. His watercolor and oil works of nudes still lives, and self-portraits were a commercial success, and always a colorful character, he became a recognizable and major figure in the vibrant Parisian nightlife scene. After years of travel, Foujita returned to France in 1950 where he would spend the rest of his life. He died in 1968. The drawing is hand-signed by Foujita in ink in both Japanese characters and English within the image. Foujita's works can be found in the Artizon Museum and the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, with more than 100 pieces in the Hirano Masakichi Art Museum in Akita. His works are part of major French collections, such as those of the Centre Pompidou, the Musée d'art Moderne de la Ville de Paris, and Paris' Fonds d'art Contemporain. His works can also be found at the Musée d'art Moderne et Contemporain of Strasbourg, the Musée de Grenoble, and the Musée de la Piscine in Roubaix. In 2018, marking the 50th anniversary of his death, the Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum staged the biggest retrospective of his work to date. A rare, unique, and highly coveted work. Would be a great addition to any collectors of Foujita's work or early 20th Century French Japanese artists. Paper dimensions: 15" high, 18.4" wide.

Creator:
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Artist)
Dimensions:
Height: 15 in (38.1 cm)Width: 18.4 in (46.74 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
Materials and Techniques:
Paper
Place of Origin:
France
Period:
Early 20th Century
Date of Manufacture:
Late 1920s/Early 1930s
Condition:
In very good vintage condition with light handling creasing (which can maybe be flattened out), one tiny ding to one corner of the paper, and mild toning consistent with age and use else no discernable issues (please see photos). Beautiful overall.
Seller Location:
Studio City, CA
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU2254337992212