Portrait of a woman

Details

Tsuguharu Foujita (Japanese/French, 1886-1968)
Portrait of a woman
signed and dated 'Foujita/1933' (upper left), and signed again and inscribed with dedication 'A mon ami Stefan de Vriendt' (on the mount)
ink and pastel on paper
20 x 17 cm.

Provenance

A gift from Madeleine Foujita to Stefan de Vriendt in 1933, thence by descent.

Special notice

Christie's charge a premium to the buyer on the final bid price of each lot sold at the following rates: 23.8% of the final bid price of each lot sold up to and including €150,000 and 14.28% of any amount in excess of €150,000. Buyers' premium is calculated on the basis of each lot individually.

Lot Essay

To be sold with a pencil and a crayon used by Foujita, and
To be sold with a booklet by Jean-Robert Delahaut, entitled L.Foujita, signed, dated and inscribed with dedication 'A Reni et Stéfan Léonard/Foujita/21 avril 1961 Paris Amical souvenir'

Sylvie Buisson has kindly confirmed the authenticity of this work.

More from 20th Century Art

View All