William Boone (a US army officer; a gift from the artist in return for assisting Foujita with obtaining a visa to the US in 1949)

Sylvie Buisson, Foujita inédits, Paris, 2007, no. C49061D, illustrated p. 256

Executed on cream wove paper, laid down on paper, attached to the over-mount at all four corners. There is a 7cm. repaired tear with associated smaller tears at the centre of the upper edge, all with associated paper infill, and a small area of paper infill towards the left of the upper edge. There are tiny scattered specks of paper infill, mainly in the lower half and a very small tear at the centre of the right edge. There is a line of paper skinning along the lower edge. Apart from a few flattened creases to the sheet and some light foxing and discolouration, this work is in fairly good condition. Colours: Overall fairly accurate, although the papert tone is brighter in the original.
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