Vente aux enchères en direct 16932Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Lot 219PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE BOLIVIAN COLLECTION

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)

Le chat bolivien

Fermé28 February 2019

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GBP 32,500

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Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Le chat bolivien
signed, dated and inscribed 'Tsuguharu' in Japanese and 'Foujita 1932 LA PAZ' (along the upper edge)
watercolour, pen and ink and wash on paper
8 ¾ x 6 ¾ in. (22.2 x 17 cm.)
Executed in 1932

Private collection, Bolivia, by whom probably acquired directly from the artist in 1932.
Óscar Crespo Alborta, La Paz, by whom acquired circa 1990.

Note du spécialiste

Sylvie Buisson has confirmed the authenticity of this work.
This group of three works by Foujita (see lots 220 & 322) were executed in Bolivia, where the artist escaped to, from Paris, in 1932 with a young model called Madeleine (see lot 322).