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Portrait of a Girl with Cat
Tsuguharu Foujita
European Art
After attending art school in Tokyo, Tsuguharu Foujita moved to Paris in 1913, where he soon became friendly with Amedeo Modigliani and other avant-garde artists living in the Montparnasse district. Among his preferred subjects throughout the 1920s, a period of great success for him, were young children and, especially, cats.
During World War II he returned to Japan, where he created propagandistic works in support of the Japanese military effort. After the war, in 1949, he came to the United States, having secured a teaching position at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. However, denounced by some artists and others as a Japanese “collaborator,” Foujita never actually taught in Brooklyn.
During World War II he returned to Japan, where he created propagandistic works in support of the Japanese military effort. After the war, in 1949, he came to the United States, having secured a teaching position at the Brooklyn Museum Art School. However, denounced by some artists and others as a Japanese “collaborator,” Foujita never actually taught in Brooklyn.
MEDIUM
Lithograph on wove paper
DIMENSIONS
Image: 12 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (32.7 × 23.8 cm)
sheet: 19 15/16 × 15 9/16 in. (50.6 × 39.5 cm) (show scale)
SIGNATURE
Signed, "Foujita" lower right margin
COLLECTIONS
European Art
ACCESSION NUMBER
39.65
CREDIT LINE
Gift of James K. Callaghan
MUSEUM LOCATION
This item is not on view
CAPTION
Tsuguharu Foujita (French, born Japan, 1886–1968). Portrait of a Girl with Cat. Lithograph on wove paper, Image: 12 7/8 × 9 3/8 in. (32.7 × 23.8 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Gift of James K. Callaghan, 39.65. © artist or artist's estate (Photo: Brooklyn Museum, 39.65_acetate_bw.jpg)
EDITION
Edition: 34/80
IMAGE
overall, 39.65_acetate_bw.jpg. Brooklyn Museum photograph
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