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Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita — Fillette aux fruits et au damier
Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita

Fillette aux fruits et au damier

1958

A young girl is depicted in Foujita's signature style, her pale, porcelain-like skin rendered with the delicate precision characteristic of his unique blend of Western oil painting and Japanese artistic tradition. She is surrounded by a rich arrangement of fruits, while a checkered pattern adds a sense of geometric rhythm and visual contrast to the composition. The work exemplifies Foujita's mastery of line and his ability to infuse tender, intimate subjects with a quiet, dreamlike elegance.

Medium
oil on canvas

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20th Century & Contemporary Art Evening Sale

November 25, 2018

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Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita, Fillette aux fruits et au damier, 1958

A young girl is depicted in Foujita's signature style, her pale, porcelain-like skin rendered with the delicate precision characteristic of his unique blend of Western oil painting and Japanese artistic tradition. She is surrounded by a rich arrangement of fruits, while a checkered pattern adds a sense of geometric rhythm and visual contrast to the composition. The work exemplifies Foujita's mastery of line and his ability to infuse tender, intimate subjects with a quiet, dreamlike elegance.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1958
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Child Portrait, Intimate, Fruits, French, Figurative Painting, Warm Earth Tones, Male Artist, Girl, Japanese, Early Twentieth Century, Fruit, Intimate Mood, École De Paris, Decorative, Child, Modernism, French-Japanese, French-Japanese Artist, Portrait, Modern Master, Mid-Century, Warm Tones, Figurative, Oil on Canvas, Still Life

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