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Wed, Jan 24, 2024 11:00AM EST
Lot 359

Leonard Foujita "A Book of Cats" Collotype 1929

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

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Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita, (Japanese/French, 1886-1968). Collotype on paper depicting a seated kitten, 1929. Signed and dated in plate along the lower left; printed "Made in France" along the lower right. From "A Book of Cats," this print accompanied the poem "Ahinoam."

Literature: Leonard Foujita, "A Book of Cats," (Ashford Press Publishing: Southampton, 1987), First printed in 1930. With poems in prose by Michael Joseph.

Height: 12 3/4 in x width: 12 in.

Condition

There are no major tears or losses. There is a crease running vertically down the lower left quadrant, measuring approximately 3 inches long. Directly above the crease there is a minute loss to the sheet. There is small crease/loss along the margin of the upper left quadrant. The sheet is lightly toned, in particular around the edges of the sheet. There is a minute tear and spot of discoloration along the extreme edge of the lower left corner. There are several small spots along the middle of the right margin. No signs of restoration under UV light. Not framed.

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