Foujita, Leonard (Tsuguharu) [original burial site] b. November 27, 1886 d. January 29, 1968 Painter. He was an art world superstar of the 1920s. In his prime Foujita was celebrated for his ivory-skinned nudes and portraits, created in a flat, decorative style that blended Western influences with visual traditions of his native Japan. Today his paintings of cats in their many moods are especially prized by collectors. He was born Tsuguharu Fujita in Tokyo, the son of an army physician, and graduated from the Imperial School of Fine Arts in 1910. In 1913 he persuaded his father...[Read More] (Bio by: Robert Edwards) Cimetière de Villiers-Le-Bacle, Villiers-le-Bacle, Departement de l'Essonne, Ile-de-France, France
b. November 27, 1886 d. January 29, 1968