Lot 408
- 408
Tsuguharu Foujita
Estimate
60,000 - 80,000 USD
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Description
- Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
- Le Balcon et la cage d'oiseau
- Signed T. Foujita., inscribed Paris. and signed again in Japanese (lower left)
- Oil on canvas
- 13 1/2 by 10 3/4 in.
- 34.2 by 27.3 cm
Provenance
Private Collection (acquired from the artist and sold: Sotheby Parke-Bernet, February 16, 1961, lot 77)
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Mellon
Literature
Sylvie Buisson & Dominique Buisson, La Vie et l'oeuvre de Léonard-Tsuguharu Foujita, vol. I, Paris, 1987, no. 17.23, illustrated p. 340
Condition
This work is in generally very good condition. Canvas is lined. The surface is clean. Some stable craqueleur in the upper left quadrant primarily the white pigment. Under UV light small strokes of inpainting are visible at upper right, upper left and lower right corners. A vertical 1.5 inch line of inpainting just below upper left corner at extreme left edge and a similar horizontal line on lower edge towards lower left corner. A few other tiny scattered pindots of inpainting, primarily in the upper left quadrant in between the two windows in the background, otherwise fine.
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In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.