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FOUJITA Signed Litho French Japanese

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FOUJITA Signed Litho French Japanese
TSUGOUHARU FOUJITA
Edogawa Tokyo 1886 - 1968 Zurich (French/Japanese)

La Mésangere - Two Women

Original Hand Signed Lithograph

Title : La Mésangere - Two Women.

Technique : Original Lithograph on Vellum paper.

Paper Size : 36,5 X 28 cm / 14.4 X 11inch.

Additional Information : The work is Hand Signed in pencil "L. Foujita" in the lower right corner and also Hand Inscribed in pencil "EA" (Epreuve d'Artiste = Artist Proof) in the lower left corner.
The regular edition was printed in a limited edition of 261 impressions. This work is one of the rare Artist's Proofs.
Foujita created the work in commission of Jean Cocteau, for his book, titled "La Mésangere".
The book incorporates 22 works by Foujita and was published by Pierre de Tartas.

Literature : Leonard Tsughuharu Foujita - Vie et l'oeuvre de Leonard-Tsuguharu Foujita, by Sylvie et Dominique Buisson, ACR Edition Courbevoie, Paris, 1987.
Reference: Buisson 63.40.

Condition : Very Good Condition. Light discoloration of the paper (lightframe) and tape remainings at the margins of the reverse.