IT WAS NOT THE MOST EXPENSIVE IN THE SALE BUT IN MY EYES THE BEST IMAGE!!
L.G. FOUJITA IS A JAPANESE ARTIST WHOSE ART IS VERY POPULAR AMONG COLLECTORS WORLDWIDE. THE MINUTE IMAGE OF YOUNG GIRL AND CHILD, MEASURING ONLY 22X16 CM WAS INDEED VERY ATTRACTIVE AND VERY EMOTIONALLY FILLED.
THE AUCTION EXPECTED IT TO DO WELL AND AT 137,000 POUNDS IT JUSTIFIED THEIR CONFIDENCE IN THE PIECE. ONCE AGAIN SMALL DOES NOT MEAN CHEAP.
PETER CONSTANT