Enfant et petit chat

Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita (1886-1968) Enfant et petit chat signed, dated and inscribed 'à Kimiyo [the artist's wife] Foujita Paris 1951' (lower left), inscribed 'Shirochan' (lower right); signed, dated and inscribed '1951 Paris Foujita' (on the stretcher), inscribed 'ENFANT ET PETIT CHAT' (on the reverse) oil and India ink on canvas 9½ x 7½ in. (23.9 x 19.1 cm.) Painted in Paris in 1951