Lot #2543: LEONARD TSUGUHARU FOUJITA [d'après] - Chaton assis - Pencil drawing on paper

 

Artist: Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita [d'après] (Japanese/French, 1886 - 1968).
Title: "Chaton assis".
Medium: Pencil drawing on paper.
Date: Composed c1931.
Dimensions: Overall size: 12 x 9 1/8 in. (305 x 232 mm).
Lot Note(s): Bears spurious signature, lower left. Light cream wove paper. Good condition; minor foxing; a few very minor handling creases; presents very well. Comment(s): Foujita, born in Tokyo, applied Japanese drawing techniques and mediums to Western style paintings. His portraits of cats are especially well known. [29855-2-400]