Tsuguharu Foujita (1886–1968) was a Japanese born artist who graduated from the Tokyo National University of Fine Arts and Music. Following his art education, he moved to Paris where he found great success. He became friends with some of the most well known artists of his time, including Pablo Picasso, Henri Matisse, and Amedeo Modigliani.  Foujita mostly painted women, cats, and self portraits. By the 1920s, he developed his signature style of painting which effortlessly combined both Eastern and Western techniques.

Paintings by Tsuguharu Foujita in Chronological Order:

Jeune femme assise, 1917	Deux Enfants, 1918	Porte d’Arcueil, 1918
Mon intérieur à Paris, 1922	Profil de femme, 1924	Autoportrait dans l’atelier, 1926
Self Portrait with Cat, 1928	Untitled from ‘Les Enfants’, 1929	Young Woman with a Mirror, 1935
Café, 1949	Fillette à la poupée japonaise, 1949	Jeune femme au béret, 1950
Le quai aux fleurs, Notre-Dame, 1950	Nature morte aux oiseaux, 1956	Marchande de Violette, 1958
Jeune Fille, 1961	La petite fille au bol, 1964	Les Deux Soeurs, 1964
Woman and Child, 1965	Les deux chats