Leonard Fujita (Fujita Tsuguharu)

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Tsuguharu Fujita (1886-1968), also known as Leonard Fujita (in 1959 he converted to Christianity and was baptized under the name of Leonard) - artist of Japanese origin, belonging to the first Parisian school.

Not that I am somehow particularly fond of this artist, but still Fujita, make friends with Modigliani, Paskin, Soutine and Leger, was very well known in the interwar years, he should know.
After his solo exhibition in 1918, Fujita was famous and, unlike his friends, began to earn big money. In particular, when Zborowski organized a trip to the south of France with the intention to sell the work of his friends wealthy tourists, the entire company lived on the money Fujita as rich tourists reacted to the idea Zborovsky without proper understanding.
In 1930-ies. He traveled to Latin America and organized its exhibitions, had a very big success - they collected these tolry.
From 1933 to 1949 he lived in Japan, where he performed several cycles of frescoes. After the war he returned to France.