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Lot 199
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Tsuguharu Foujita

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 USD
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Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • Jeune fille au chat
  • Signed Foujita, dated 1951 and inscribed Paris (lower right)
  • Pen and ink and ink wash on paper laid down on card
  • 9 1/4 by 6 5/8 in.
  • 23.5 by 16.8 cm

Provenance

Acquired in Casablanca in the early 1950s
Thence by descent

Condition

Executed on cream wove paper laid down on card. Upper edge uneven; appears cut. Minor staining to extreme edges of sheet. Pin dot fibers, inherent to paper, visible throughout. Slightly time-darkened overall. Otherwise in good condition.
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