Lot 158
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LÉONARD FOUJITA | La Sainte Famille

Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 EUR
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Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • La Sainte Famille
  • signed T. Foujita and in Japanese (lower right); signed in Japanese (on the reverse)
  • watercolour, India ink and gold leaf on paper
  • 30,7 x 23,5 cm; 12 1/8 x 9 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1919.

Provenance

Marie Hamm Ankeny, Minneapolis
Private collection, Minneapolis (by descent from the above and sold: Sotheby's, New York, May 4, 2005, lot 362)
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Literature

Sylvie Buisson, T. L. Foujita, Inédits, Paris, 2007, no. C19.025.A, illustrated p. 89

Condition

Executed on white fibrous paper, not laid down, sandwiched between glass and backing board. The sheet is undulating. The extreme edges are deckled with a few associated nicks. There are some framing marks along the extreme edges. There are some dots of green to the lower part of the composition, possibly related to pigments (as visible in the catalog illustration). There are a few creases in places. There is some slight rubbings of the gilt and silvered areas. There are a few tiny glue remnants and a few tiny dots of paint losses. It appears to be no evidence of retouching visible under UV light. This work is in overall good condition.
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