Lot Essay
To be included in the forthcoming catalogue of the works by Tsuguharu Foujita being prepared by Sylvie Buisson.
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Enfant et petit chat
Details
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Enfant et petit chat
signed, dated and inscribed 'à Kimiyo [the artist's wife] Foujita Paris 1951' (lower left), inscribed 'Shirochan' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed '1951 Paris Foujita' (on the stretcher), inscribed 'ENFANT ET PETIT CHAT' (on the reverse)
oil and India ink on canvas
9½ x 7½ in. (23.9 x 19.1 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1951
Enfant et petit chat
signed, dated and inscribed 'à Kimiyo [the artist's wife] Foujita Paris 1951' (lower left), inscribed 'Shirochan' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed '1951 Paris Foujita' (on the stretcher), inscribed 'ENFANT ET PETIT CHAT' (on the reverse)
oil and India ink on canvas
9½ x 7½ in. (23.9 x 19.1 cm.)
Painted in Paris in 1951
Provenance
Private collection, Madrid, by whom acquired directly from the artist in 1951, and thence by descent to the present owner.
Special Notice
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