Lot 73
AN IMPORTANT WOODBLOCK PRINT BY TSUGUHARU (LEONARD) FOUJITA
Framed and signed lower right.
Frame: 59cm x 49.5cm Image: 38cm x 25.5cm
Estimate $800 - $1,200
Leonard Foujita is considered one of the most important Japanese artists of the 20th century. After studying Western style painting in Japan, he travelled to Paris in his mid-twenties and following WWII, moved to France permanently, becoming a French citizen. His portraits of beautiful women combine elements of Japanese and Western painting, with delicate line work characteristic of traditional Japanese ink paintings.
Asian Works of Art
AUCTION
Sale: LJ8670
6:00pm - 5 December 2022
333 Malvern Rd, South Yarra 3141
VIEWING
Friday 2 - Sunday 4 December, 10am - 4pm
333 Malvern Road, South Yarra VIC
CONTACT
Dominic Kavanagh
asianart@leonardjoel.com.au
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