Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)

La Dégustation

Details

Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
La Dégustation
signed, dated and inscribed in Japanese 'T. Foujita -1917-' (lower left)
gouache and pencil on paper
16 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (40.5 x 24.5 cm.)
Executed in 1917

Provenance

Brook Street Gallery, London.
Paul Haim & Co., Paris.
Fuji Television Gallery, Tokyo (acquired from the above, 1974).
Acquired by the present owner, 1990.

Exhibited

Tokyo, Fuji Television Gallery, 20th Century Masters, January-February 1974.

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Lot Essay

Sylvie Buisson has confirmed the authenticity of this work.

According to Sylvie Buisson, the male figure in the back of this drawing is likely Foujita himself, as he shares a strong resemblance to the artist’s self-portraits of the late teens.

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