Code: 7012
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A beautiful signed and dated 1961 oil on canvas depicting the Sacré-Cœur Basilica in Montmartre, Paris, by Foussa Itaya. Unusual and atmospheric depiction of the famous landmark at night by this interesting painter who worked and exhibited in Paris. Signed and dated lower right.
Artist: Foussa Itaya (Japanese/French, 1919-1972)
Title: Sacré-Cœur Basilica
Medium: Oil on canvas
Size: 19.5 x 25.5 inches (50 x 65 cm)
Foussa Itaya was born in 1919 in Foukouoka, Japan and finished his studies at the school of Beaux Arts in Japan.
He has exhibited at the Salon Nikakai and in 1953 went to Paris to exihibit his works. In 1955 he exhibited at the Drouant-David Gallery - our painting is likely to have been exhibited at that time.
Many of his works are on exhibit at the Israel Museum, Carnegie Hall in New York, the Japanese Embassy in Paris, and also in Switzerland. In 2023 a major retrospective exhibition was held at the Maas Gallery, London.
