The distinctive, often fantastical, creations of artist couple Les Lalanne, revered since their embrace by fashion's elite, now consistently achieve exceptional auction results, marking their ascendance as cultural signifiers within the contemporary art market.
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Chatte et chaton (1932), $255,000 to $382,600 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's The Foujita Lexicon: Works from the Lewis Collection Auction in Hong Kong on September 28, 2026. Oil, pen and ink on canvas, 46.0 x 55.0cm. The work has been traded 6 times in the past.
The art market’s contraction heralds a fundamental ontological shift, as technology-driven, decentralized agency supplants the gallery’s traditional role in conferring aura, ushering in a new distribution for how artistic value is apprehended and articulated.
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Les trois danseuses (1918), $76,500 to $102,000 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's The Foujita Lexicon: Works from the Lewis Collection Auction in Hong Kong on September 28, 2026. Gouache, pastel, watercolor, gold leaf and pen and ink on paper laid on board, 37.0 x 46.0cm. The work has been traded 11 times in the past.
Léonard Tsuguharu Foujita, Mon portrait (1924), $102,000 to $153,000 estimate, is due to be sold at Sotheby's The Foujita Lexicon: Works from the Lewis Collection Auction in Hong Kong on September 28, 2026. Watercolour and pen and ink on silk, 44.5 x 31.5cm. The work has been traded 5 times in the past.
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