Signed, dated, and inscribed in japanese characters. In 1930, artist tsuguharu foujita published a book of cats, which featured 20 drawings of various cats. Etchings are approximately 260 x 200 mm on 310 x 235 mm sheets or the reverse. Foujita wrote about his third wife, youki, whose legal name was lucie badoud. An absolute feast of verbal creativity and pictorial imagery courtesy of foujita. In 1930 foujita produced a book of cats, a limitededition publication of just 500 copies featuring 20 etchings of different felines. His book of cats, published in new york by covici friede, 1930, with 20 etched plate drawings by foujita is one of the top 500 in price rare books ever sold, and is ranked by rare book dealers as. His book of cats, published in new york by covici friede, 1930.
Collotypes on paper, image sizes approximately 7 34 x 10 14 inches. Foujita tsuguharu cat from a book of cats 1930 mutualart. Friday art cat tsugouhara leonard foujita 18861968. In 1930 in new york covici friede published foujitas book of cats with 20. At the louvre, he copied old masterworks, particularly goldleafed madonnas. Tsugoharu foujita artwork for sale at online auction. Tsuguharu foujitas first marriage was to tomiko tokita. Leonard tsuguharu foujita was a painter, printmaker and a wellknown lover of cats. From skinner, leonard tsugouharu foujita, two plates from a book of cats. Plus, make instagram photo books, facebook photo books, prints, and cards. Leonard tsuguharu foujita cats lover was a japanesefrench painter.
Executed in 1933, this work is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by sylvie buisson. His book of cats, published in new york by covici friede, 1930, with 20 etched plate drawings by foujita is one of the top 500 in price rare books ever sold, and is ranked by rare book dealers as the most popular and. Tsuguharu foujita november 27, 1886 january 29, 1968. Foujitas idiosyncratic blend of the western and fareastern styles of painting are rarely so sublimely mixed as in nu au chat. Tsuguharu foujita the artists book of cats 1930 is the most popular and desirable book on cats ever published, according to rare book dealers wikipedia. Tsuguharu foujita japanese, chat roux assis seated red cat, oil on canvas, 34 x 24 cm. Leonard tsuguharu foujita 1886 1968 chats et chaton signed, dated and inscribed foujita 1940 paris, and signed again in japanese lower left oil on canvas 18. Twenty plates from a book of cats, from the edition of 500. C january 29, 1968 was a great master on drawing cats.
At first, she ignored foujitas efforts to engage her in conversation. When the painter tsuguharu foujita departed from paris in 1931, he left a farewell letter for his friend the surrealist poet robert desnos. He has been called the most important japanese artist working in the west during the 20th century. Press kit foujita, painting in the roaring twenties 1 exhibition 7 march 15 july 2018 press kit. Tsuguharu foujita executed in 1930 with exquisite finesse and clarity, nu au chat possesses the painterly qualities for which tsuguharu foujita is best known. When the painter tsuguharu foujita departed from paris in 1931, he left a farewell letter. Leonard tsugouharu foujita two plates from a book of cats. Leonard tsuguharu foujita 1886 1968 chat signed foujita and in japanese, dated 1939 and inscribed paris lower left watercolour, pen and ink on paper 24 by 27. Leonard foujita tsuguharu foujita the artists book of cats 1930 is the most popular and desirable book on cats ever published, according to rare book dealers wikipedia asian cat japan art. His 1930 book of cats, featuring 20 etched plate drawings, became. In 1949, he flew to new york where he exhibited a good number of his most famous paintings at galerie komor. Leonard tsuguharu foujita sylvie buisson, dominique buisson. Find more prominent pieces of portrait at best visual art database. His book of cats, published in new york by covici friede, 1930, with 20 etched plate drawings by foujita, is one of the top 500 in price rare books ever sold, and is ranked by rare book dealers as the most popular and desirable book on cats ever published.
In 1949, he flew to new york where he exhibited a good number of. Leonard foujita 18861968 autoportrait 1929 tokyo, the national museum of modern art. Chat couch, 1929 cat,1926,ink on paper reclining cat,1918,oilc chien assis sur coussin rouge et blanc the dog,1924 le labrador, 1934 gouache sur papiersigne et date en haut janey collection. Chat cat 1933 signed, dated and inscribed tsuguharu in kanji foujita 1933 lower right india ink and wash enhanced by watercolour on paper 22 x 28 cm. He published a book of cats in 1930 which includes 20 etched plate drawings. Chat endormie allonge aholiba,1929 collotypes on paper 7 34 x 10 14 in 19. Hardcover hb, 285 x 220 mm, 192 p, 140 illustrations, texte en francais. Facebook gives people the power to share and makes the. Find an indepth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. From 1924 to 1954, youki foujita was the 3rd wife of leonard foujita. Leonard tsuguharu foujita 18861968, chat brun, from. Tsuguharu foujita 18861968 ink drawing of a sitting cat. May 27, 2018 born in 1886 into an aristocratic military family in tokyo, foujita moved to paris in 19.
Leonard tsuguharu foujita, red cat sitting chat roux assis, 1930. Chat endormie allonge aholiba and untitled 1929, collotypes on paper. Among foujitas early works, from 191924, are haunting and somber cityscapes of paris. Tsuguharu foujita prints include nudes, portraits, selfportraits, and cats. Cafe was created in 1949 by tsuguharu foujita in magic realism style. Tsugouharu foujita 1 ou tsuguharu fujita, fujita tsuguharu.
Leonard foujita tsuguharu foujita the artists book of cats 1930 is the most popular and desirable book on cats ever published, according to rare book dealers wikipedia art and illustration japanese art modern japanese artists art japonais magic realism art database oeuvre dart asian art cat art. Foujita also designed, constructed, and finished the frescos and stained glass. Autoportrait au chat detail il ne le lache plus dune patte. Oct 03, 20 foujita stayed in japan from 1939 to 1949, escaping the atrocities of the second world war. Leonard tsuguharu foujita was a japanese painter best known for his participation in the bohemian culture during of the 1910s in montparnasse, paris. Su primera exposicion personal esta organizada en 1917. She was a teacher in a girls school in chiba prefecture.
In8 1 x 192mm broche, couverture jaune imprimee, 2ff. Explorer par categories produits electroniques, voitures. Foujita cats chat roux sur fond bleu, leonard tsuguharu foujita, 1925. See more ideas about japanese artists, cat art and japanese art. Foujita tsuguharu, from book of cats with images cats. Les chats etching and aquatint in colours, 1929, on vellum, signed in pencil, numbered 510, presumably a proof aside from edition of one hundred, published by les editions artistiques apollo, paris, with wide margins, pale mount staining, otherwise in good conditon. Leonard foujita tsuguharu foujita the artists book of cats 1930 is the most popular and desirable book on cats ever published, according to rare book dealers wikipedia art and illustration japanese art modern japanese artists art japonais magic realism art.
Mar 15, 2016 leonard tsuguharu foujita 1886 1968 chat brun, from. Join facebook to connect with foujita hill and others you may know. Leonard tsuguharu foujita, fujita tsuguharu, november 27, 1886 january 29, 1968 was a japanesefrench painter and printmaker born in tokyo, japan, who applied japanese ink techniques to western style paintings. View leonard tsuguharu foujitas 10,466 artworks on artnet.
Mademoiselle foujita, leonard tsuguharu foujita fujita tsuguharu, november 27, 1886 january 29, 1968 was a japanese painter and printmaker born in tokyo, japan, who applied japanese ink techniques to western style paintings. Mar 30, 2018 friday art cat tsugouhara leonard foujita 18861968 youki au chat, 1923. Foujita stayed in japan from 1939 to 1949, escaping the atrocities of the second world war. Illustrated with 20 etchings by foujita within text, plus additional suite of 20 loose etchings. Friday art cat tsugouhara leonard foujita 18861968 youki au chat, 1923. In 2003, his coffin was reinterred at the foujita chapel under the flagstones in the position he originally intended when constructing the chapel. Le chat une source dinspiration pour le peintre tsuguharu. Leonard tsuguharu foujita 18861968 chat endormi 1930s. A superb copy throughout of the second edition of the book which consists of 20 poems in prose by michael joseph each accompanied by a drawing by the renowned artist, foujita.
Leonard tsuguharu foujita 18861968 portrait madame y 1935 2. Imperial japan meets bohemian paris by aaron peck the. Share the chatbooks experience with your favorite people. He became close friends with the painters chaim soutine and amedeo modigliani. His book of cats, published in new york by covici friede. Collotypes on paper, image sizes approximately 7 34 x 10. Leonard tsuguharu foujita 18861968, chats et chaton.