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Léonard Foujita

If I paint differently from other artists, it’s because I am Japonese and shortsighted.

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Tsuguharu Fujita, Leonard Foujita, was born in 1886 in Tokyo, Japan. He studied at the School of Fine Arts in Tokyo from 1905-1908 and arrives in Europe in 1913. He will move to Paris two years later. He had his surname Frenchified. Foujita paints street scenes of Paris and the suburbs. He exhibits in various Parisian galleries (Salon d’automne, Salon des Independants). Little by little the . . .

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Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Le rêve
Le rêve
Circa 1947 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. S. Buisson n°47.19
Single work Original signed drawing de Foujita Léonard : Cat
Cat
1958 Drawing in black pen, signed by the artist, realized on a page of book printed on the back. Certificate of Authenticity of Mrs Sylvie Buisson dated October 15, 2018.
Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Les trois graces de la jeunesse
Les trois graces de...
1960 Original lithograph, signed in pen by the artist. Sylvie Buisson Vol. I n°60.28
Original signed woodcut de Foujita Léonard : La cartomancienne
La cartomancienne
1959 Original woodcut, signed in pencil by the artist, for the book "Les petits métiers" de Pierre Tartas. Without
Original signed etching de Foujita Léonard : Seated nude
Seated nude
1930 Original etching in colours, signed in pencil by the artist, extracted from the suite "Femmes". Editions Artistiques Apollo, Paris. S. Buisson n°30-35
Original etching de Foujita Léonard : Self-portrait with cat
Self-portrait with...
1926 Original etching, unsigned, posterior proof of Chalcographie du Louvre Edition (Paris). Drystamp under the composition. Sylvie Buisson n°26, 64
Single work Original drawing in ink de Foujita Léonard : Sleepy cat
Sleepy cat
Circa 1930 Drawing in ink with brush and lavis, signed by the artist « Foujita » and in Japanese. Certificate of authenticity by Mrs S. Buisson dated of November 23rd 2012.
Single work Signed single work de Foujita Léonard : Butterfly
Butterfly
1959 Drawing in pen ball representing a butterfly, signed and dated "Le Printemps 59" (The Spring 59) on a page dedicated to the artist in an entitled... Without
Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Deux enfants à la baguette et au pot au lait
Deux enfants à la...
Circa 1960 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Unknown
Signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Enfant d'artiste
Enfant d'artiste
1961 Lithograph in black, after a painting of 1950, signed in ballpoint pen by the artist. Pierre de Tartas Publisher. Buisson N°61-33
Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Study of nude
Study of nude
1928 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist on the bottom right. Sylvie Buisson, Vol. II n°28.94
Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Self-portrait in the studio
Self-portrait in...
1951 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist, frontispiece of the book "La rivière enchantée". Ed. Klein. Buisson III 51-176
Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Young lady with cat
Young lady with cat
1959 Original lithograph in 7 colors, signed in pencil by the artist. Pierre Cailler Ed., Geneva. Sylvie Buisson n°59.71
Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Woman and child
Woman and child
1964 Original lithograph, signed in pencil by the artist. Galerie Pétrides Ed., Paris. Sylvie Buisson n°64.25
Single work Original signed drawing de Foujita Léonard : Profile II
Profile II
1952 Drawing in ink, signed "Foujita Paris" in bottom on the right. Preparatory drawing for a reproduced oil p. 243 in volume I of the Catalogue Raisonné. Certificate of authenticity of Sylvie Buisson
Single work Original signed drawing de Foujita Léonard : Portrait of woman
Portrait of woman
1929 Drawing in pencil and white, signed and dated in bottom on the right. Without
Lithograph signed de Foujita Léonard : In the kitchen
In the kitchen
1952 Original lithograph, signed in pencil, published by "le Musée d'Art Moderne de la Ville de Paris". Buisson Vol. II n° 52.92
Original signed woodcut de Foujita Léonard : Cathedral
Cathedral
1963 Original woodcut, signed in pencil, from the book "La Mérangère", Pierre de Tartas Publisher, Bièvre. Buisson, Vol. II n°63.40, planche 19
Lithograph after de Foujita Léonard : Eve
Eve
Circa 1960 Lithograph after Foujita, signed in the stone. Certainly printed in the Atelier Mourlot. Without
Book de Foujita Léonard : La troisième jeunesse de Madame Prune
La troisième...
1926 Illustrated book. Text by Pierre Loti, illustrated with 17 original etchings (including 11 hors-texte), each in 3 states + a suite which contain 2... Monod Vol. II n° 7341
Original signed lithograph de Foujita Léonard : Women
Women
Circa 1950 Original lithograph, signed in pencil. Stamp of Ed. Tartas, Paris Unknown
Original signed drawing de Foujita Léonard : Profile
Profile
1941 Original drawing in ink, signed and dated by the artist. Certificat de Mr Petrides et de Mme Sylvie Buisson
Etching de Foujita Léonard : Self-portrait the cat...
Self-portrait the...
1927 Self-portrait the cat on the shoulder. Original etching, signed in pencil. Buisson n° 27.02

Catalogue(s) raisonné(s)

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To read about the artist :
  • « F. », G. Bauër, R. Rey, in « Cahiers de la peinture », n° 2 Ed. A. Weber, 1958
  • « L. Foujita, oeuvres de 1949 à 1968 », B. Dorival, Ed Michido, Tokyo, 1978
  • « F. pour l'éternité, des peintres et la guerre », M. Kikuhata, Ashishobo,1978
  • « Foujita », Jean Selz, Ed. Flammarion, Paris, 1980
  • « Vie et œuvre de Foujita », S. et D. Buisson, ACR Ed., 1987, rééd. 2002
  • « Les peintres japonais à l'épreuve de la guerre », M. Luken, Ed. Les Belles Lettres, 2005
  • « Foujita inédits », Sylvie Buisson, Ed. Fondation Nichido, Paris, 2007
  • « Foujita, le maître du trait », A. Le Diberder, Ed. Philippe Picquier, 2008
  • « Foujita monumental », collectif, Ed. Hazan, 2010
  • « Foujita et ses amis du Montparnasse », S. Buisson, Ed. Alternatives, Paris, 2010
To read from the artist :
  • « Légendes Japonaises », Editions de l’Abeille d’Or, 1923
  • « Avec un seul bras », réflexions, 1936, Ed. Kondansha, Tokyo, 1984 (2ème édition)
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