Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Joli calin
signed, dated, inscribed 'Foujita Pour Casa 23-4-51' and inscribed in Japanese (lower right)
pencil on paper
9 ¾ x 6 5/8 in. (24.6 x 16.7 cm.)
Executed on 23 April 1951
Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Joli calin
signed, dated, inscribed 'Foujita Pour Casa 23-4-51' and inscribed in Japanese (lower right)
pencil on paper
9 ¾ x 6 5/8 in. (24.6 x 16.7 cm.)
Executed on 23 April 1951
Kimiyo Foujita, Paris, by descent from the artist; her succession sale, Cornette de Saint-Cyr, Paris, 26 March 2013, lot 90. Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Artist's Resale Right ("Droit de Suite"). Artist's Resale Right Regulations 2006 apply to this lot, the buyer agrees to pay us an amount equal to the resale royalty provided for in those Regulations, and we undertake to the buyer to pay such amount to the artist's collection agent.
Specialist note
Sylvie Buisson has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
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