Le chat bolivien

Details

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Le chat bolivien
signed, dated and inscribed 'Tsuguharu' in Japanese and 'Foujita 1932 LA PAZ' (along the upper edge)
watercolour, pen and ink and wash on paper
8 ¾ x 6 ¾ in. (22.2 x 17 cm.)
Executed in 1932

Provenance

Private collection, Bolivia, by whom probably acquired directly from the artist in 1932.
Óscar Crespo Alborta, La Paz, by whom acquired circa 1990.

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Lot Essay

Sylvie Buisson has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
This group of three works by Foujita (see lots 220 & 322) were executed in Bolivia, where the artist escaped to, from Paris, in 1932 with a young model called Madeleine (see lot 322).

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