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Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- Léonard Tsugouharu Foujita
- La Vièrge et trois dames
- signed T. Foujita and in Japanese (lower right)
- watercolour, brush and pen and ink, and gold leaf on paper
- 31 by 43cm., 12 1/4 by 17 in.
Provenance
Sale: Christie's London, 30th June 1999, lot 239
Sale: Christie's London, 28th June 2001, lot 445
Sale: Hôtel Drouot Paris, 3rd June 2002, lot 74
Private Collection
Sale: Christie's London, 28th June 2001, lot 445
Sale: Hôtel Drouot Paris, 3rd June 2002, lot 74
Private Collection
Literature
Sylvie Buisson, Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Paris, 2001, vol. II, no. 17.116, illustrated pp. 31 & 161
Condition
Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down, hinged to the mount in three places along the upper edge and floating in the overmount. There is some minor creasing to parts of the upper edge and a thin horozontal crease near to the left lower edge. The sheet is very slightly undulated in places, inherent to the application of the gold leaf. Otherwise, this work is in overall very good condition.
Colours: overall fairly accurate in the printed catalogue, though the skin tones are overall less yellow, more pale pink in the original.
"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."
"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."