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Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita — Le Chat Blanc
Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita

Le Chat Blanc

1923

A luminous white cat reclines against a soft, neutral background, rendered with the delicate precision and ethereal quality that defined Foujita's distinctive style. The artist's signature technique blends Western oil painting with the refined, fluid linework of his Japanese heritage, giving the feline subject an almost otherworldly stillness and grace. Every whisker and strand of fur is rendered with meticulous attention, reflecting Foujita's celebrated mastery of texture and his deep, lifelong fascination with cats as artistic subjects.

Medium
oil on canvas

🔨 Auction Lot

20th Century & Contemporary Art & Design Evening Sale

November 26, 2017

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Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita, Le Chat Blanc, 1923

A luminous white cat reclines against a soft, neutral background, rendered with the delicate precision and ethereal quality that defined Foujita's distinctive style. The artist's signature technique blends Western oil painting with the refined, fluid linework of his Japanese heritage, giving the feline subject an almost otherworldly stillness and grace. Every whisker and strand of fur is rendered with meticulous attention, reflecting Foujita's celebrated mastery of texture and his deep, lifelong fascination with cats as artistic subjects.

Medium
oil on canvas
Year
1923
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Cat Subject, Figurative Painting, Serene Mood, Muted Palette, Modernist Style, Male Artist, Cat Portraiture, Japanese-French Artist, Early 20th Century, Western Modernism, Early Twentieth Century, Western Influence, Intimate Mood, École De Paris, Modern Master, Animal Subject, Oil on Canvas

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