Tsugouharu Foujita (1886-1968)

The master of Montparnasse brought summer sales to the top, accompanied by Combas, Sam Francis, gems and fine wines.

Two lovely works by Pierre-Paul Prud'hon and Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita achieved their rightful prices at this sale, which also included a portrait of pirate Barbarossa.

Drawn like finely chiseled marble, this half-length portrait was acclaimed at its true value, and dominated a group of modern drawings through its elegance.

The opening of the Drouot season is marked by "Oeuvres Choisies", on view from September 21 – 23 in Room 9, a particularly sumptuous selection of aristocratic finery as well as some choice memorabilia from French celebrities past and present.

Estimated at €180,000/220,000, the oil on canvas Little Girl Sitting on an Armchair Covered with Green Tapestry will go up for sale on April 12 by Jean-Marc Delvaux, in Room 1. The work is part of a series of paintings done in 1957 in which Foujita uses the tapestry motif as a decorative element.

This bouquet of anemones, which has stayed in the same family since purchase at the Pétridès Gallery in 1956, illustrates Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita's feeling for nature.

This painting is certainly part of life's rich tapestry: a charming girl came out of hiding to garner a rosy result.

When Foujita paints, it is necessary to examine the painting and allow oneself to be captivated by the extreme sophistication concealed by an apparent economy of means. A sign of great art.

The painter of Roaring Twenties bohemian Paris sketched a small dog that was the darling of his friends and models in Montparnasse.

Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita was far more than a painter: a man of taste, the Parisian dandy was a creator of all things, who also explored furniture design.