Foujita Illustrator
He compared it to making a woman’s garment: respecting the body, the text, and enhancing the silhouette, the book object. Foujita’s illustration work covers a wide range of techniques and subjects.
In addition to book illustration, Foujita created posters for prestigious institutions, such as the SNCF’s Normandie train and Isabey perfumes.
Some examples of books illustrated by Foujita:
La troisième jeunesse de Madame Prune
Pierre Loti, 1903
Connaissance de l’est
Paul Claudel, 1907
Les aventures du roi Pausole
Arthur Honegger, 1930
Combat avec l’image
Jean Giraudou, 1941
Night and the Cat
Elizabeth Coatsworth, 1950
La rivière enchantée
René Héron, 1951
20 Fables, Jean de la Fontaine
Monaco,1961, Jaspard Polus & Cie. Portrait de La Fontaine dessiné par Jean Cocteau et 80 illustrations en couleurs de divers artistes tels que Goerg, Buffet, Vertes, Dali, Calder, Marianne Clouzot etc. Illustration des “Animaux malades de la peste” par Foujita.
