Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita

It pleases us to announce that our selection of Jil Sander S/S 2010 will be arriving in a mere handful of days (hopefully!)...
In the meantime, we have taken an interest in the artist that Raf Simons drew his inspiration from for this collection, Mr. Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita.
A Tokyo native, Foujita relocated to Paris after graduating from art school where he quickly assimilated into the Montparnasse art community and befriended Modigliani, Picasso, Matisse, Man Ray and other members of the rapidly evolving contemporary art movements.
His work, which incorporated Japanese technique into a western, contemporary aesthetic, is characterized by smooth applications in a softer colour pallette that tends toward gray, mauve, ochre, black and white.
You can see the inspirations in the Jil Sander collection through both the pallette and the use of graphics of some of Foujita's actual paintings printed on cashmeres and t-shirts, the latter will be available in store along with some fantastic suits and other exquisite pieces.
Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita,Sleeping Madeleine, ink and watercolour on paper