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Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
(French/Japanese, 1886-1968)
Chat Assis (À mon Ami Ninot), 1958
Estimate: $3,000-$5,000
Live Auction
What Do You See? The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Part III
Location
Philadelphia
Size
sheet size: 6 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (17.5 x 18.4cm)
Description
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita
(French/Japanese, 1886-1968)
Chat Assis (À mon Ami Ninot), 1958
ballpoint pen on glossy paper
signed 'Foujita' (lower right); signed again, dedicated 'a mon ami Ninot/souvenir de beau/vieux temps,' dated and located 'Paris' (upper right)
sheet size: 6 7/8 x 7 1/4 in. (17.5 x 18.4cm)
The Collection of Sidney Rothberg, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
This lot is located in Philadelphia.
Signature
signed 'Foujita' (lower right); signed again, dedicated 'a mon ami Ninot/souvenir de beau/vieux temps,' dated and located 'Paris' (upper right)
Provenance
This lot is accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Sylvie Buisson.Provenance:Collection of Herb Lerner, Rye, New York.Collection of Mrs. C. Pollack, New York, New York. Connecticut Fine Arts, Westport, Connecticut.Sotheby's, New York, sale of October 18, 1984, lot 30.Acquired directly from the above sale.Lot Note:The present drawing was executed on the frontispiece page of Foujita's exhibition catalogue, which took place in Paris in 1957.