Lot 85
  • 85

Léonard Foujita

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Chat Endormi
  • Signed Foujita and again Japanese (lower left) 
  • Ink and watercolor on paper
  • 10 7/8 by 15 3/4 in.
  • 27.6 by 40 cm
  • Executed circa 1928.

Provenance

The artist
Private Collection (acquired from the above circa 1930 and sold: Christie's, New York, May 2, 2012, lot 218)

Condition

Ink and watercolor on paper, secured the the backing by four pockets on the corners. Recto, in very good condition with minor mat burn. Recto, in very good condition and inscribed in Japanese and has remnants of 2 white archival tape hinges.
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