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Tsuguharu Foujita
Estimate
70,000 - 90,000 USD
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Description
- Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
- Femmes aux oiseaux
- Signed T. Foujita and in Japanese (center right)
- Watercolor, tempera, pen and ink and gold leaf on paper
- 12 3/4 by 18 7/8 in.
- 32.5 by 47.9 cm
Provenance
Private Collection
Gallery Sakai, Tokyo
Galerie Tamenaga, Tokyo
Acquired from the above in 2001
Gallery Sakai, Tokyo
Galerie Tamenaga, Tokyo
Acquired from the above in 2001
Literature
Sylvie Buisson, La Vie et l'oeuvre de Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, vol. II, Paris, 2001, no. 18.130, illustrated p. 174
Condition
This work is in very good condition. Executed on cream laid paper, not laid down. The sheet is fixed to the mount along the upper edge. The edges of the sheet are slightly irregular and deckled. The sheet is lightly discolored, notably in the dark pigments of the left figure's hair and the right figure's shirt. A few fly spots visible on the central figure's chest. There are a few pindot spots of loss in the gold leaf around the bird at upper left, one to the central girl's forehead, and across the rug and green pigment in the lower right quadrant.
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.
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.