'Girl with Canary'; An important woodblock print by Tsuguharu (Leonard) Foujita; framed and signed lower right. Frame: 23.23 in. x 19.49 in. image: 23.23 in. x 19.49 in. x 14.96 in. x 10.04 in.; other notes: Leonard Foujita is considered one of the most important Japanese artists of the 20th century. After studying Western style painting in Japan, he travelled to Paris in his mid-twenties and following World War II, moved to France permanently, becoming a French citizen. His portraits of beautiful women combine elements of Japanese and Western painting, with delicate line work characteristic of traditional Japanese ink paintings.
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