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Christie’s roundel
Lot 206

Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)

Les deux chats

Closed7 May 2009

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USD 134,500

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Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Les deux chats
signed 'Foujita' (lower right); signed again and dated 'Foujita 1957' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
9 5/8 x 13 in. (24.4 x 33 cm.)
Painted in 1957

Norman Krasna, Los Angeles (acquired from the artist, 1959).
By descent from the above to the present owner.

Specialist note

Sylvie Buisson has confirmed the authenticity of this painting.

The first owner of the present painting as well as lot 233 was legendary screenwriter, playwright and director Norman Krasna. Author of Sunday in New York, Dear Ruth and John Loves Mary, Krasna won an Academy Award for 1943's Princess O'Rourke but is perhaps best remembered for his 1954 screenplay, White Christmas.