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Lot 223
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Tsuguharu Foujita

Estimate
40,000 - 50,000 GBP
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Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • CHAT COUCHÉ
  • signed T. Foujita and in Japanese (lower left); signed Foujita on the reverse
  • oil on canvas

  • 24 by 35cm., 9 1/2 by 13 3/4 in.

Provenance

Private Collection, Belgium (acquired in Paris circa late 1950s)
Thence by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Chilleurs aux Bois (Loiret), Château de Chamerolles, Foujita et ses amis du Montparnasse, 2010, illustrated in colour in the catalogue

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper, not laid down. There is a small spot of paper skinning to the centre of the upper edge of the verso, a tiny tear to the lower part of the right edge and another tiny tear to the lower part of the left edge. There are a few spots of foxing and some light handling marks in places. Otherwise, this work is in overall good condition. Colours: Fairly accurate on the printed catalogue, though overall less pink in the original.
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