{"id":3858,"date":"2026-03-31T10:20:47","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:20:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fondation-foujita.org\/15-years-ago-kimiyo-disappeared\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T10:27:39","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T08:27:39","slug":"17-years-ago-kimiyo-disappeared","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fondation-foujita.org\/en\/17-years-ago-kimiyo-disappeared\/","title":{"rendered":"17 years ago Kimiyo disappeared"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1621200023615{padding-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column][vc_row_inner css=&#8221;.vc_custom_1622477213269{margin-bottom: 40px !important;}&#8221;][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_single_image image=&#8221;3700&#8243; img_size=&#8221;large&#8221; alignment=&#8221;center&#8221; css_animation=&#8221;left-to-right&#8221; el_class=&#8221;foujita_img_shadow_box&#8221;][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221; el_class=&#8221;titre_sympa&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h5 class=\"heading-6 droit\" style=\"text-align: right;\"><strong>Tribute<\/strong><\/h5>\n<h2 class=\"heading-7 droit\" style=\"text-align: right;\">17 years ago Kimiyo disappeared<\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: right;\">Today,<strong> April 2, 2026<\/strong>, we pay <strong>tribute to<br \/>\nKimiyo Horiuchi Foujita (1910-2009)<\/strong>,<br \/>\nwife of L\u00e9onard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968),<br \/>\n<strong>behind the creation of the Fondation Foujita,<br \/>\nunder the aegis of the Fondation <a href=\"https:\/\/www.apprentis-auteuil.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apprentis d&#8217;Auteuil<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text css=&#8221;&#8221;]Kimiyo met Foujita in 1935, at the age of 25. They lived together for over 30 years, until the artist&#8217;s death in 1968. Both delicate and sensitive, Kimiyo was a <strong>source of inspiration for Foujita<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>With her, he had rediscovered calm and inner peace after the Second World War, their French naturalization and baptism in Reims.<\/p>\n<p>Despite her reserved appearance, Kimiyo had a strong personality. At the end of her life, she made resolute choices to<strong> promote and preserve the artist&#8217;s work<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>donations of works<\/strong> to major French museums,<\/li>\n<li><strong>donation of their home-studio to the Essonne department <\/strong>to become a museum open to the public<\/li>\n<li>and <strong>bequeathing &#8220;the copyrights and all derived rights<\/strong> inherited from her late husband&#8221; <strong>to Apprentis d&#8217;Auteuil<\/strong>, a foundation recognized as being in the public interest, which has been working with the most vulnerable young people and families for 160 years.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=&#8221;1\/2&#8243;][vc_column_text]Kimiyo&#8217;s intention<strong> reflects Foujita&#8217;s tenderness and benevolence towards children, whom he often depicted in his works<\/strong> without ever experiencing the joy of fatherhood.<\/p>\n<p>To keep this legacy alive and pay tribute to the Foujita couple, the Fondation Foujita was created in 2011, under the aegis of Apprentis d&#8217;Auteuil. Since then, income from royalties has enabled us to <strong>develop and finance numerous artistic projects for young people and families<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>A huge thank you to Kimiyo Foujita on behalf of the thousands of young people and families who take part in these projects!<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kimiyo met Foujita in 1935, at the age of 25. 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