(French/Japanese, 1886-1968)Vierge à l'enfant, 1948, signed lower right "Foujita/1948", pen and ink, watercolor on paper, sheet 11-1/2 x 7-7/8 in.; carved and painted wood frame, 19-1/2 x 16 in. - Note: This work will be included in the forthcoming catalog of the work of Foujita, now in preparation by Sylvie Buisson.This lot is accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Sylvie Buisson. - Provenance: Estate of a Chicago, Illinois Collector, acquired from artist 1940s; by descent in family
Condition
taped with Japon nacre paper tape to verso of mat, toning; frame with abrasions