Tsuguharu Foujita
Tsuguharu Foujita (1886–1968) graduated from the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. He is a French Japanese painter, sculptor and one of the representatives of the Ecole de Paris. The most prominent feature "creamy white skin with pearly luster" in his paintings fascinates people all over the world. The work "The Naked Gigi" began to make a sensation in the salon in 1922, so famous that it was widely praised by the Western art community. "Cats" and "women" are the most common subjects in Foujita's paintings. He applied Japanese painting techniques thus the oriental colors gradually differentiated him from contemporary artists, creating a new trend of fusion of Eastern and Western art.
In 1925, he was awarded the Leopold Medal of Belgium and became a knight of the Legion of Honor in France. In his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1917, the unique style, which mixed traditional Japanese and Gothic style, was appreciated by Picasso. Foujita was already an outstanding art practitioner in Tokyo before going abroad, and his graduation project was collected by the Emperor of Japan. Even to this day, Foujita is still the most famous Japanese artist in France.
Tsuguharu Foujita (1886–1968) graduated from the Tokyo Academy of Fine Arts. He is a French Japanese painter, sculptor and one of the representatives of the Ecole de Paris. The most prominent feature "creamy white skin with pearly luster" in his paintings fascinates people all over the world. The work "The Naked Gigi" began to make a sensation in the salon in 1922, so famous that it was widely praised by the Western art community. "Cats" and "women" are the most common subjects in Foujita's paintings. He applied Japanese painting techniques thus the oriental colors gradually differentiated him from contemporary artists, creating a new trend of fusion of Eastern and Western art.
In 1925, he was awarded the Leopold Medal of Belgium and became a knight of the Legion of Honor in France. In his first solo exhibition in Paris in 1917, the unique style, which mixed traditional Japanese and Gothic style, was appreciated by Picasso. Foujita was already an outstanding art practitioner in Tokyo before going abroad, and his graduation project was collected by the Emperor of Japan. Even to this day, Foujita is still the most famous Japanese artist in France.
