Tsuguharu Foujita, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Tsuguharu Foujita

French painter

Date of Birth: 27-Nov-1886

Place of Birth: Tokyo, Japan

Date of Death: 29-Jan-1968

Profession: artist, illustrator, painter, printmaker

Nationality: Japan, France

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (?? ??, Fujita Tsuguharu, November 27, 1886 – January 29, 1968) was a Japanese–French painter and printmaker born in Tokyo, Japan, who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western style paintings.
He has been called "the most important Japanese artist working in the West during the 20th century".
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".

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Authority control	: Q1674197 VIAF: 50139137 ISNI: 0000 0000 6682 7327 ULAN: 500118080 LCCN: n85180878 Open Library: OL1154930A WorldCat