Lot 731
  • 731

LÉONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA | Nu assis

Estimate
150,000 - 300,000 HKD
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Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • Nu assis
  • signed in English, inscribed in French, and dated 52 
  • pencil on tracing paper
  • 65.5 by 50.1 cm; 25 ¾ by 19 ¾ in. 

Provenance

Collection of Kimiyo Foujita
Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris, 23 October 2012, Lot 361
Private Asian Collection

Exhibited

Tokyo, Kawamura Memorial DIC Museum of Art, Léonard Foujita et ses modèles, 17 September 2016 - 15 January 2017
Iwaki, Iwaki City Art Museum, Léonard Foujita et ses modèles, 14 April - 28 May 2017
Niigata, Bandaijima Museum, Léonard Foujita et ses modèles, 24 June - 3 September 2017
Akita, Akita Museum of Art, Léonard Foujita et ses modèles, 9 September - 12 November 2017

Condition

The work is overall in good condition, with some natural creases across the surface. As in its original condition, there are the artist's pinholes around the corners of the paper.
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