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"40 Years After Leonard Fujita's Passing" Exhibition
Ueno Royal Museum
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Leonard Fujita
Exhibiting 4 of his group-figure paintings for the first time in Japan, this exhibition commemorates the 40th anniversary of the passing of Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968), darling of the Ecole de Paris.
Two pairs of large-scale paintings entitled "Composition with Lions", "Composition with Dogs", "Battle I" and "Battle II", each measuring 3 meters long by 6 meters wide, were created in 1928. Lost soon after the exhibition of the "Composition" pair in Japan in 1929, all of these 4 masterpieces were later rediscovered in a warehouse in Paris in 1992. On view at this exhibition alongside these precious works is "Horse and Lion," a piece related to the mural of the Maison du Japon that was discovered at the same time as the four aforementioned works. This is the world's first public exhibition of this particular work.
Tsuguharu Fujita became a naturalized citizen of France and ended his checkered life as an estranged artist. Focusing on his last years, after he became baptized and assumed the name Leonard, this exhibition recreates part of his atelier, introducing a variety of documents and works that shed light on his days in Paris.
A total of 230 works - including 35 oil paintings, 90 watercolor and drawings, and 100 documents and works from his atelier - are on view, providing viewers with a valuable opportunity to retrace the life of this important figure.
Gallery Talk: 2nd & 4th Fridays 18:00-
Two pairs of large-scale paintings entitled "Composition with Lions", "Composition with Dogs", "Battle I" and "Battle II", each measuring 3 meters long by 6 meters wide, were created in 1928. Lost soon after the exhibition of the "Composition" pair in Japan in 1929, all of these 4 masterpieces were later rediscovered in a warehouse in Paris in 1992. On view at this exhibition alongside these precious works is "Horse and Lion," a piece related to the mural of the Maison du Japon that was discovered at the same time as the four aforementioned works. This is the world's first public exhibition of this particular work.
Tsuguharu Fujita became a naturalized citizen of France and ended his checkered life as an estranged artist. Focusing on his last years, after he became baptized and assumed the name Leonard, this exhibition recreates part of his atelier, introducing a variety of documents and works that shed light on his days in Paris.
A total of 230 works - including 35 oil paintings, 90 watercolor and drawings, and 100 documents and works from his atelier - are on view, providing viewers with a valuable opportunity to retrace the life of this important figure.
Gallery Talk: 2nd & 4th Fridays 18:00-
Schedule | Nov 15 (Sat) 2008-Jan 18 (Sun) 2009 Opening Hours Information
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| Fee | Adults ¥1400, University Students ¥1200, Middle & High School Students ¥700 | ||||
| Venue | Ueno Royal Museum | ||||
| Location | 1-2 Ueno Park, Taito-ku, Tokyo 110-0007 | ||||
| Access | 3 minute walk from the Koen exit of JR Ueno Station, 5 minute walk from exit 7 at Ueno Station on the Ginza and Hibiya lines, 5 minute walk from the Main exit of Keisei Ueno Station on the Keisei line. | ||||
| Phone | 050-5541-8600 (Hello Dial) | ||||
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