Lot 185
Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968)
Lot 185 Details
Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968), Japanese/French
17 PLATES ONLY (FROM LA RIVIERE ENCHANTEE [THE BOOK BY HERON DE VILLEFOSSE] WITH 5 GILT COPPER PRINTING PLATES [BII.51.176], 1951
Seventeen etchings on various papers: Arches, japon nacre and vellum; 16 signed in pencil to margin and one signed in black ink to margin. Together with 5 gilt copper etching plates. Each unframed.
Each Sheet and smaller/ Each Copper Plate and smaller 12" x 11.2" — 30.6 x 28.4 cm.; 40.2" x 30.1" — 102.1 x 76.5 cm.
Estimate $4,000-$6,000
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Provenance:
Private Collection, Harrington, P.E.I by inheritance from the Estate of Dr. Jean-Marc Klein, Dermatologist, pilot and Military Officer, Charletown, P.E.I., acquired from his father, Paul Bernard Klein, book editor, born Paris, France
Note:
Paul Bernard Klein knew many artists and writers. They were mostly French and internationally well-known including: Max Jacob, Andre Utter, Moise Kisling, Giorgio de Chirico, Jean Cocteau, Derain, Vlaminck, Susanne Valadon, Marin-Marie, J.P. Remon, Louis Pauwels, Heron de Villefosse, Georges Duhamel, Colettye; Hans Erni, Valery and the creator of this lot, Foujita