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FOUJITA FOUJITA Lithograph French/ Japanese

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:700.00 USD Estimated At:1,000.00 - 1,500.00 USD
FOUJITA FOUJITA Lithograph French/ Japanese
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TSUGOUHARU FOUJITA 1886-1968
Edogawa Tokyo 1886-1968 Zurich (French/Japanese)

Title: La Mésangère (Girl and Woman)

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph on vellum paper

Paper Size: 37 x 28 cm / 14.6 x 11 in

Additional Information: The work is hand signed in pencil "L. Foujita" in the lower right margin
and hand inscribed in pencil "EA" (Epreuve d'Artiste = Artist Proof ) in the lower left margin.
It was printed in a limited edition of 80 impressions.
Foujita was commissioned by Jean Cocteau to illustarate his publication titled 'La Mésangere'.
The publication incorporates 22 works by Foujita and was published by Pierre de Tartas.

Exhibition: "Leonard Foujita, Image et Parole", Meguro Museum of Art, Tokyo, 1988-1989, no 46.

Literature: BUISSON, Sylvie and Dominique, 1987. Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita, sa Vie, son Oeuvre. Paris: ACR Editions.
Reference: Buisson 63.40.

Condition: Good condition. Light paper discoloration from former matting. Paper peel in the corners. Tape remains verso.