The Milky Whiteness of a Foujita Nude

Published on 14 April 2023, by Anne Doridou-Heim

Auction on 12 May 2023 - 14:00 (CEST) - Salle 5 - Hôtel Drouot - 75009

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.

Leonardo Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968), Nude in the Studio, 1925, oil on canvas,... The Milky Whiteness of a Foujita Nude

Leonardo Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968), Nude in the Studio, 1925, oil on canvas, titled on the back "model", 126 x 60 cm/49.6 x 23.6 in. © Fondation Foujita / Adagp, Paris, 2023
Estimate: €500,000/800,000

At first glance, the young woman, so inconspicuous and yet so present, captures our gaze. We then see the little playful cat at the top left of the canvas, reflecting in its own way the painter's love for the feline world, and finally, the frame placed upside down, which represents the artist's own presence in the composition. An essential trilogy because "under the pretext of creating…

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