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Tsuguharu Foujita
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
- Fleurs: A Two-Panel Screen
- Left-hand panel: signed Foujita and in Japanese and dated 1940 (lower left); inscribed Côté gauche, signed Foujita and dated 1940 (on the stretcher)
Right-hand panel: signed Foujita and in Japanese and dated 1940 (lower left); inscribed Côté droit, signed Foujita and dated 1940 (on the stretcher) - Oil with gold leaf on canvas
- Each panel: 21 3/4 by 15 1/8 in.
- 55.7 by 38.4 cm
Provenance
Private Collection, Switzerland (and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 10, 1989, lot 449)
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above in 1993
Private Collection (acquired at the above sale)
Acquired from the above in 1993
Literature
Sylvie & Dominique Buisson, La Vie et l'oeuvre de Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita, Paris, 1987, nos. 40.10 & 40.11, illustrated p. 448
Condition
Canvases are unlined. Surface is clean. Under UV light scattered small pindots in the gold leaf of the clouds in the sky fluoresce and, in the panel at left, one thin line of inpainting decends vertically through the cloud at center. In the panel at right a few small patches of retouching fluoresce at the center of the cloud as well as another small spot in the lower right portion of the cloud. A few tiny pindots are also visible in the white pigments of both the left and the right panels. A small vertical area at the extreme bottom left edge of the right panel also shows signs of retouching to address prior frame abrasion. Otherwise fine. These works are in generally very 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.