Join The Collection to save, track, and explore works like this.

Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita — Portrait de Femme
Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita

Portrait de Femme

A delicate and intimate portrait rendered in pencil, gouache, pastel, and wash, showcasing Foujita's masterful ability to blend Western and Eastern artistic traditions. The work demonstrates his characteristic fine, precise linework alongside soft, luminous tonal passages, bringing a quiet elegance and psychological depth to the female subject. The combination of mixed media on paper laid down on card reflects Foujita's technical versatility and his enduring fascination with feminine beauty and poise.

Medium
pencil, gouache, pastel and wash on paper laid down on card

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

May 28, 2017

Start the Discussion

Request access to join the discussion

About this work

Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita, Portrait de Femme

A delicate and intimate portrait rendered in pencil, gouache, pastel, and wash, showcasing Foujita's masterful ability to blend Western and Eastern artistic traditions. The work demonstrates his characteristic fine, precise linework alongside soft, luminous tonal passages, bringing a quiet elegance and psychological depth to the female subject. The combination of mixed media on paper laid down on card reflects Foujita's technical versatility and his enduring fascination with feminine beauty and poise.

Medium
pencil, gouache, pastel and wash on paper laid down on card
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Gouache And Pastel, Mixed Media Drawing, Modernist Style, Modernist, Pastel And Wash, Japanese-French Artist, Early 20th Century, Monochromatic Tones, Early Twentieth Century, Pencil and Gouache, Intimate Mood, École De Paris, Figurative Art, Works on Paper, French-Japanese Artist, Female Portrait

More works by Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita