Lot 19
  • 19

Tsuguharu Foujita

Estimate
35,000 - 45,000 EUR
Log in to view results
bidding is closed

Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • Vierge à l'Enfant, circa 1918
  • gouache and gold leaf on paper
  • Signed in Japanese and signed in French T. Foujita lower right
  • 43,7 x 24,6 cm; 17 1/4 x 9 3/4 in.

Exhibited

Tokyo, Odakyu Grande Galerie (travelling exhibition in Japan), Léonard Foujita, 1986, no. 19
Tokyo, Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Léonard Foujita, 1886-1968, November 12 1988 - February 21 1989, no. 12
Paris, Musée de Montmartre; Tokyo, Museum of Art Ecole de Paris & Séoul, Musée Youndai, Amedeo Modigliani et l'Ecole de Paris, February 15 - September 30, 1991
Aosta, Musée d'archéologie, Montparnasse L'Europe des artistes 1915-1945, 1999, no. 59
Koshi (travelling exhibition in Japan), La splendeur de Paris et ses artistes, 2002
Dinard, Palais des Arts et du Festival, Foujita, le Maître japonais de Montparnasse, June 27 - September 25, 2004, no. 33
Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Château de Chamerolles, Foujita et ses amis de Montparnasse, June 30 - September 19, 2010 Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Château de Chamerolles, Femmes artistes. Passions, Muses et Modèles, June 2 - September 2, 2012
Shizuoka, Shizuoka city museum of art (travelling exhibition in Japan), Léonard Foujita et Paris, 1913-1931 : le centenaire de son arrivée à Paris : Paris accueille et glorifie Foujita, Shizuoka, Shizuoka city museum of art (travelling exhibition in Japan), 2013-2014, no. 34


Literature

Léonard Foujita, exhibition catalogue, Tokyo, Odakyu Grande Galerie (travelling exhibition in Japan), 1986, illustrated
Léonard Foujita, 1886-1968
, exhibition catalogue, Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo, November 12, 1988 - February 21, 1989, illustrated p. 30
Sylvie Buisson, La Scuola di Parigi e Modigliani, Livorno, 1989, illustrated p. 90
Sylvie Buisson, La vie et l'œuvre de Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita, Courbevoie, 1987, no. 18.01, illustrated p. 347
Modigliani et l'Ecole de Paris, exhibition catalogue, Paris, Musée de Montmartre & Tokyo, Museum of Art-Ecole de Paris, February 15 - September 30, 1991, illustrated no. 59
Montparnasse L'Europe des artistes 1915-1945, exhibition catalogue, Aosta, Musée d'archéologie, 1999, illustrated p. 100
Foujita, le Maître japonais de Montparnasse, exhibition catalogue, Dinard, Palais des Arts et du Festival, June 27 - September 25, 2004, illustrated p. 60
Foujita et ses amis de Montparnasse, exhibition catalogue, Chilleurs-aux-Bois, Château de Chamerolles, June 30 - September 19, 2010, illustrated p. 81
Léonard Foujita et Paris, 1913-1931 : le centenaire de son arrivée à Paris : Paris accueille et glorifie Foujita, exhibition catalogue, Shizuoka, Shizuoka city museum of art (travelling exhibition in Japan), 2013-2014, illustrated p. 78

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. The extreme edges are deckled. On the verso, there are some thin strips of framing tape along the extreme edges, which is taped to the frame along the left edge. There are 6 pinholes along the lower edge which appears to have slightly darkened. There is a small hole with an additional pinhole to the centre of the upper edge (not visible when framed). There is a strip of discolouration (approx. 1 cm hide) along the lower edge (not visible when framed). There are a few specks of foxing predominately to the upper part of the right edge. There are some dots of paper skinning to the lower left corner. This work is in overall good condition.
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."