Lot 733
  • 733

LÉONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA | Portrait of Gaston Périer

Estimate
1,500,000 - 3,000,000 HKD
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Description

  • Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
  • Portrait of Gaston Périer
  • signed in Japanese and English, dated 1922; signed, inscribed in Japanese and English, dated 1922 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 95 by 76.5 cm; 37 ⅜ by 30 ⅛ in.

Provenance

Private Belgian Collection
Pierre Berge & Associes, Brussels, 6 December 2010, Lot 301
Acquired directly from the above by the present private European collector

Exhibited

Loiret, Castle of Chamerolles, Foujita et ses amis de Montparnasse, 30 June - 19 September 2010

Literature

Sylvie & Dominique Buisson, ed., Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita Vol. II, ACR Edition, Paris, 2001, plate 22.17, p.184
Sylvie Buisson, ed., Foujita et ses amis de Montparnasse, Editions Alternatives, Paris, 2010, p.78

Condition

The work is overall in good condition. Upon close inspection, there are some very minor signs of craquelure in scattered places. Examination under UV light reveals some minor signs of retouching, primarily in the upper half of the canvas.
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Catalogue Note

This work is accompanied by the African wooden sculpture and the two books L'Anthologie Negro from Gaston Périer's collection appeared on the painting, and a certificate of authenticity issued by Sylvie Buisson