Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (Japanese/French, 1886-1968)
Chat Couché (Buisson C30.136.G)
Etching and aquatint in colours, 1930, chine collé on Japan paper, signed and numbered 24/100 in pencil, with margins, framed

Plate 260 x 343mm (10 1/4 x 13 1/2in)
This lot is subject to the following lot symbols: AR
AR Goods subject to Artists Resale Right Additional Premium.

Visible sheet: 399 x 470mm (15 3/4 x 18 1/2in)

In addition to the catalogue entry:

- time, mount and light-staining, with associated scattered pinpoint foxing in places
- the sheet folded and adhered to the backing board along each edge; the edges further taped with brown tape verso
- three tiny scratches to the centre right of the image and one to the lower left of the image, with associated minor ink loss, mainly visible under close inspection
- two tiny pinpoint indents at the centre and upper right of the image, mainly visible under close inspection; a few further tiny indents in the margins
- a soft vertical paper crease to the centre of the sheet, with a few further soft paper creases in places
- two small unobtrusive areas of minor skinning in the upper right margin
- a registration pinhole at the left and right margin

The printed area in overall good condition; the pink to the nose and paws still strong.