
Nuns in Convent Yard
Tsugouharu FoujitaWW-1906-135867
1906·Watercolor and brush and black ink, with pen and black ink, over traces of graphite on cream Japanese paper, laid down on brown wood-pulp board·Primary support: 32.5 × 42.5 cm (12 13/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 32.8 × 43.1 cm (12 15/16 × 17 in.)
Catalogue
- Year
- 1906
- Dimensions
- Primary support: 32.5 × 42.5 cm (12 13/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 32.8 × 43.1 cm (12 15/16 × 17 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Tsugouharu Foujita
Artist

Tsugouharu Foujita
Painting
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita was a Japanese-French painter. After studying Western-style painting in Japan, Foujita travelled to Paris, where he encountered the international modern art scene of the Montparnasse neighbourhood and developed an eclectic style that borrowed from both Japanese and European artistic traditions.
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- Tsugouharu Foujita
- Year
- 1906
- Dimensions
- Primary support: 32.5 × 42.5 cm (12 13/16 × 16 3/4 in.); Secondary support: 32.8 × 43.1 cm (12 15/16 × 17 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1906-135867
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- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
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