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Lot 198
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Tsuguharu Foujita

Estimate
30,000 - 40,000 USD
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Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • Paris
  • Signed Foujita, dated 1950 and inscribed Paris (lower right)
  • Oil on canvas laid down on panel
  • 13 by 9 1/2 in.
  • 33 by 24.1 cm

Provenance

Acquired in Casablanca in the early 1950s
Thence by descent

Condition

Canvas is laid down on panel. The surface is slightly dirty with a thick layer of varnish. There is a thin web of stable craqelure. Under UV light: uneven layer of varnish fluorescent throughout the composition. No inpainting is apparent. Overall very good condition.
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