Lot 11
  • 11

Tsuguharu Foujita

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 EUR
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Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • MÈRE ET ENFANT
  • signé Foujita et daté 1950 Paris (en bas à droite) ; signé Foujita et daté 1950 (sur le châssis) 
  • huile et encre sur toile
  • 33,2 x 24,2 cm ; 13 x 9 1/2 in.

Provenance

Collection particulière, France

Condition

The canvas is not lined. There are very few minor thin craquelure mostly in the lower part of the composition. There is no evidence of retouching under UV light. Apart from some pinhead-sized spots of foxing mostly in the upper part of the composition, this work is in very good original condition.
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Catalogue Note

signed 'Foujita', dated '1950 Paris' (lower right) ; signed 'Foujita' and dated '1950' (on the stretcher), oil and ink on canvas.