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Balthus (1908-2001)
Nu endormi , 1967 (Executed)
Lot #118 |
2017-03-23 |
Christie's, Paris
Oeuvres modernes sur papier
Category:
Drawing
Estimate:
EUR 150,000 - 250,000 (currency of sale)
USD 169,500 - 282,500 (approx.)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Christie's
Auction number: 13664
Auction name: Oeuvres modernes sur papier
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: Paris
Start date: 2017-03-23
End date: 2017-03-23
Currency: EUR
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century European Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 50 x 69.6 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
50
Width In Centimeters:
69.6
Height In Inches:
19.685
Width In Inches:
27.476
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Year notes: Executed in 1967.
Provenance
Provenance<br> <br> <br> <br> Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (avant novembre 1967).<br> <br> Mr. et Mrs. Donald B. Straus, New York.<br> <br> The Museum of Modern Art, New York (don de ceux-ci, en 1967).
Exhibited
Exhibited<br> <br> <br> <br> New York, The Museum of Modern Art,<br> <br> Works on Paper<br> <br> <br> , mars-juin 1973.<br> <br> <br> New York, The Museum of Modern Art,<br> <br> A Century of Modern Drawing, 1881-1981<br> <br> <br> , mars 1983, no. 17.<br> <br> <br> Londres, The British Museum; Cleveland, Museum of Art et Boston, Museum of Fine Arts, A Century of<br> <br> Modern Drawing from the Museum of Modern Art<br> <br> ,<br> <br> New York<br> <br> , juin 1982-avril 1983, p. 42, no. 9 (illustré, Fig. 105).<br> <br> Madrid, Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofia,<br> <br> Balthus<br> <br> , janvier-mars 1996.
Literature
Literature<br> <br> <br> <br> J. Clair et V. Monnier,<br> <br> Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet<br> <br> , Paris, 1999, p. 329, no. D 1091 (illustré).
Catalog summary
Balthus (1908-2001) Nu endormi signé de l'initiale 'B' (en bas au centre) fusain sur papier en peau d'éléphant 50 x 69.6 cm. Exécuté en 1967 signed with the initial 'B' (lower centre) charcoal on peau d'éléphant paper 19 ¾ x 27 7/8 in. Executed in 1967