La Jonque 戎克船
A pencil and charcoal drawing of a Chinese junk vessel, rendered with fine linear detail and tonal refinement. Foujita's work demonstrates his fascination with maritime subjects and technical drawing skill.
- Medium
- pencil and charcoal on paper
- Location
- Sotheby's, New York, NY
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby'sView on map
🔨 Auction Lot
Modern Art Online: From Zao Wou-Ki to Le Pho
June 1, 2021
Estimate: $30,000 to $60,000
Lot 2047
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Artists in conversation
Hiroshi Yoshida
Japanese · b. 1876
Yoshida created meticulous maritime and vessel subjects with refined linear detail, sharing Foujita's precise technical draftsmanship and his deep fascination with Asian nautical subjects rendered with quiet minimalist elegance.
Edward William Cooke
British · b. 1811
Cooke was renowned for his technically exacting pencil and charcoal drawings of sailing vessels, capturing hull structure and rigging with the same fine linear precision and tonal refinement visible in this Chinese junk study.
George Chinnery
British · b. 1774
Chinnery worked extensively in China and produced highly detailed pencil and charcoal drawings of Chinese junks and harbor vessels, combining Western drafting technique with close observation of Asian maritime subjects exactly as Foujita does here.
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