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LOT 361:
Leonard Foujita "A Book of Cats" Collotype 1929
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Sold for: $850
Start price:
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500
Estimated price :
$1,000 - $2,000
Buyer's Premium: 26%
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Leonard Foujita "A Book of Cats" Collotype 1929
Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita, (Japanese/French, 1886-1968). Collotype on paper depicting a sleeping kitten, 1929. Signed and dated in plate along the upper right; printed "Made in France" along the lower right. From "A Book of Cats, " this print accompanied the poem "Aholibah."
Literature: Leonard Foujita, "A Book of Cats, " (Ashford Press Publishing: Southampton, 1987), First printed in 1930. With poems in prose by Michael Joseph.
Height: 10 in x width: 12 3/4 in.
Condition: There are no major tears or losses. There is a horizontal crease across the middle of the right margin, measuring approximately 2 inches. There is a thin line of discoloration across the lower margin of the lower right quadrant, measuring approximately 3 inches. There is very faint foxing throughout. The sheet is toned. Along the recto there are 3 small pieces of tape across the center of the top and lower edges of the sheet. There are no signs of restoration under UV light. Not framed.
