LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Size Notes:

10¾ by 8¾ in.

Edition:

Executed in Paris in 1956.

Description:

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Markings:

signed Foujita (lower right); signed Foujita and inscribed Paris (on the stretcher)

Condition:

This work is in very good condition. The canvas has been lined. Some horizontal lines of cracquelure throughout the composition. Some minor flecks of paint loss around the extreme edges of the canvas, likely due to frame abrasion. Under UV light: one area of possible inpainting to the right figure's cheek. Framed: 20¾ by 18½ in. (52.7 by 47 cm.)

Literature:

Sylvie Buisson, La vie et l'oeuvre de Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita, vol. II, Paris, 2001, no. 56.85, p. 452, illustrated

Provenance:

Private Collection Mainichi Auction Tokyo, 22 May 2021, lot 99 Acquired from the above by the present owner