Public Art Auction
LOT 067
FOUJITA Leonard-Tsuguharu
ILLUSTRATED BOOK "LE MÉSANGÈRE" (THE TITMOUSE) (SET OF 21 LITHOGRAPHS)
JPY 800,000 - 1,300,000
HKD 39,400 - 64,100
USD 5,000 - 8,200
| Technique | lithograph |
| Signature | signed on the title page |
| Size | image size : 19.0×19.0 cm etc. |
| Year of the work | 1963 |
| Edition | ed. 261 |
| Certificate | original box |
| Literature | Sylvie Buisson,"Leonard Tsuguharu Foujita" vol. 2, ACR edition, Paris, 2001, p. 582, no. 63.40 |
HIGHLIGHT
"LE MÉSANGÈRE" (1963, published by Pierre de Tartas), is a rare edition-numbered volume that combines an essay written by Jean Cocteau with 21 lithographs by Tsuguharu Foujita. Featuring charming children as its central subjects, the work humorously portrays aspects of French culture and tradition of the time, including celebrated symbols of French refinement such as “wine” and “perfume.”
