Live Auction 14185Impressionist and Modern Art Works on Paper
Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Lot 150

Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)

La Dégustation

Closed16 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.

Specialist note

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.