Attributed to Tsuguharu Foujita, no coa, private collection, medium: oil, measurements: 21"HX24"W framed, good condition, some marks Biography: Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita was a Japanese–French painter. After having studied Western-style painting in Japan, Foujita traveled to Paris, where he encountered the international modern art scene. Foujita moved to Paris in 1913. He settled in Montparnasse, and quickly became part of the art scene there, which was later became known as the École de Paris (School of Paris).[9] He moved into the artists' residences at Bateau-Lavoir. He quickly made friends with the Japanese painter Riichiro Kawashima, who had many Paris art connections,and they shared a studio.Foujita also developed a friendship with photographer Shinzo Fukuhara, who piqued Foujita's interest in photography.While many Japanese artists who came to Paris tended to live amongst themselves and struggled to adjust to the Parisian lifestyle, Foujita made great efforts to adapt to his new surroundings. He began signing his paintings with the French-looking spelling of his name, Foujita, rather than Fujita, and improved his French language skills. He also distinguished himself from many of his Japanese confrères, who sought to affirm their mastery of oil paint, as Foujita worked primarily in watercolor.His network soon included artists of many nationalities. After moving his studio to the Cité Falguière, he met painters Amedeo Modigliani and Chaim Soutine;he took dance classes with Raymond Duncan; he visited the studios of Pablo Picasso and Diego Rivera.This fruitful encounter, during which Foujita discovered cubism, led to his acquaintance with Guillaume Apollinaire, Georges Braques, Fernand Léger, Erik Satie, Kees van Dongen, Jean Metzinger, André Derain and Pierre Bonnard, among other notable figures. During this time, Foujita was influenced by the "naïve" style of Henri Rousseau when he saw one of his works owned by Picasso during a visit to his studio. The artist had passed away in 1910, but many artists in Paris had remained strongly influenced by his "naive" style.