El Templo de Amor, Mexico

Details

Tsuguharu Foujita (Japanese/French, 1886-1968)
El Templo de Amor, Mexico
signed, signed in Japanese, inscribed and dated 'Foujita/Mexico 1933' (lower left), and inscribed with title (upper right)
watercolour and pencil on paper
19.5 x 26 cm.

Provenance

A gift from the artist to the painter Stefan de Vriendt, thence by descent.

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Paintings by Foujita, 12 July-31 July 1933.

Special notice

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Lot Essay

To be sold with a leaflet of the Dalzell Hatfield Galleries, Los Angeles, signed, dated and inscribed with dedication 'Foujita/1933/a Stéfan de Vriendt/Amical souvenir.

Sylvie Buisson has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

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