Tsuguharu Foujita
Personal
Other names: Leonard Foujita レオナール・フジタ
Job / Known for: Painter and printmaker
Left traces: His distinctive style of blending Japanese
Born
Date: 1886-11-27
Location: JP Tokyo, Japan
Died
Date: 1968-01-29 (aged 82)
Resting place: CH
Death Cause: Leukemia
Family
Spouse: Tomiko Tokita, Fernande Barrey, Lucie Badoul, Madeleine Lequeux, Kimiyo Horiuchi
Children: None
Parent(s): Fujita Tsuguakira and Fujita Rui
QR Code:
Tsuguharu Foujita My QR code: Tsuguharu Foujita https://DearGone.com/12170
Key Ownner: Not yet supported by key owner
Show More
Rank Users ranking to :
Thanks, you rate star
1 2 3 4 5
Ranking 5.0 1
Fullname NoEnglish

藤田 嗣治

Slogan
I am a painter who paints with my own blood as paint.
About me / Bio:
Tsuguharu Foujita was a Japanese-French painter and printmaker who applied Japanese ink techniques to Western style paintings. He was born in Tokyo in 1886 and graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music in 1910. He moved to Paris in 1913, where he became a prominent figure in the Montparnasse neighborhood and befriended artists such as Picasso, Modigliani, and Matisse. He was known for his delicate and elegant depictions of nudes, cats, and self-portraits, often using a milky white background. He also experimented with printmaking, creating etchings, woodcuts, and lithographs. He was a member of the School of Paris, a group of now-famous artists who resided in the city and influenced the modern art movement. He achieved commercial success and fame in the 1920s, exhibiting his works in Europe, America, and Japan. He traveled extensively throughout his life, visiting South America, North Africa, and Asia. He returned to Japan in 1933 and became an official war artist during World War II, producing propaganda paintings that glorified the Japanese military. He also received the Order of the Sacred Treasure from the Emperor. After the war, he faced criticism and hostility from the public for his involvement in the war effort. He left Japan again in 1950 and settled in France, where he received French citizenship in 1955 and converted to Catholicism in 1959. He devoted his later years to creating frescoes for a small chapel in Reims, which he designed and built himself. He died of leukemia in Zurich in 1968, shortly after the chapel was inaugurated. He was buried in Reims, next to the chapel. Foujita is regarded as one of the most important Japanese artists working in the West during the 20th century. His works are held in many museums and collections around the world, and he has been the subject of several retrospective exhibitions.
Show More

Article for Tsuguharu Foujita

Died profile like Tsuguharu Foujita

  • Shishaku Shibusawa Eiichi Voice of death
    Shishaku Shibusawa Eiichi
    渋沢 栄一
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Shintaro Ishihara Voice of death
    Shintaro Ishihara
    石原 慎太郎
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Masaki Kobayashi Voice of death
    Masaki Kobayashi
    小林 正樹
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Shigeo Shingo Voice of death
    Shigeo Shingo
    新郷 重夫
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Miyoshi Umeki Voice of death
    Miyoshi Umeki
    梅木 美代志
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: US
  • Jiro Horikoshi Voice of death
    Jiro Horikoshi
    堀越 二郎
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Megumi Yokota Voice of death
    Megumi Yokota
    横田 めぐみ
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: KP
  • Akira Kurosawa Voice of death
    Akira Kurosawa
    黒澤明
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Gunpei Yokoi Voice of death
    Gunpei Yokoi
    横井 軍平
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Shinzo Abe Voice of death
    Shinzo Abe
    安倍 晋三
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Noboru Takeshita Voice of death
    Noboru Takeshita
    竹下 登
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: JP
  • Jorge Luis Borges Voice of death
    Jorge Luis Borges
    Age: y/o ()
    Died: CH
Comments:
Add Death Died Social Media

To access this section, register or log in to your account.

Log in / Sign up