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Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
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Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)

La Dégustation

Fermé16 May 2017

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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

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

Note du spécialiste

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.