Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita was a Japanese–French painter. After having studied Western-style painting in Japan, Foujita traveled to Paris, where he encountered the international modern art scene of the ... Wikipedia
Born: November 27, 1886, Shinjuku City, Tokyo, Japan
Died: January 29, 1968 (age 81 years), Zürich, Switzerland
Spouse: Kimiyo Foujita (m. 1936–1968), Fernande Barrey (m. 1917–1928), Fernande Barrey (m. 1917), and more
On view: The Art Institute of Chicago
Period: School of Paris
Parents: Tsuguakira Fujita and Masa Fujita
Artworks
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita was a Japanese painter best known for his participation in the bohemian culture during of the 1910s in Montparnasse, Paris.
Foujita was among the first generation of Japanese artists to live and work abroad, and his style came to blend Japanese and European painting techniques. While ...