WARNING about online databases!
Notice to all admirers of Foujita’s Work: We caution you against the proliferation of counterfeit works found on certain online sites that offer to create “paintings” based on Foujita’s works, indiscriminately presenting them as authentic Foujita pieces. No verification has been conducted with Sylvie and Casimir Buisson, authors of the Catalogue Général Raisonné, regarding the […]
The Great Reclining Nude of Strasbourg
In 1953, in his studio on Rue Campagne-Première, Foujita revisited the Nude from a live model, a theme he had not addressed since his return to Paris. These are preparatory studies for large oil-on-canvas compositions, which he drew in charcoal on thick sheets of paper, and not in pencil, as in the 1930s, on fine […]
FOUJITA’S LINE at the Hôtel DROUOT auctions in Paris.
It reappeared 22 years later, identical, yet with one notable difference: its partially erased signature. Was it an unfortunate excess of cleaning or accidental? It is difficult to say. In any case, this clearly demonstrates Foujita’s use of India ink when signing his work. The artist managed to blend water and oil to create the […]
Page from a Golden Book
Casimir and I had the pleasure of discovering, studying, and confirming the authenticity of a gouache of great delicacy and exceptional sensitivity, dedicated by Foujita in 1950 to the son of his principal dealer, Paul Pétridès, Gilbert Pétridès. The child was only three years old when his father compiled a “Golden Book” for him, which […]