Balthus
Étude pour 'Jeune fille à la fenêtre' , 1957 (Executed)
Lot #368 |
2024-11-08 |
Sotheby's, New York
Modern Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 80,000 - 120,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N11406
Auction name: Modern Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2024-11-08
End date: 2024-11-19
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: 20th Century Acquired By Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 16 ½ by 21 ½ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
41.9
Width In Centimeters:
54.6
Height In Inches:
16.5
Width In Inches:
21.5
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Year notes: Executed in 1957.
Provenance
Private Collection Thomas Ammann Fine Arts, Zurich Private Collection, New York (acquired by 1999) Thence by descent to the present owner
Literature
Jean Clair and Virginie Monnier, Balthus: Catalogue Raisonné of the Complete Works , Paris, 1999, no. D 893, p. 294, illustrated
Catalog summary
Timeless Nature: Property from a Private New York Collection Balthus 1908 - 2001 Étude pour 'Jeune fille à la fenêtre' signed with the artist's monogram (lower right) watercolor and pencil on paper 16 ½ by 21 ½ in. 41.9 by 54.6 cm. Executed in 1957. Provenance Private Collection Thomas Ammann Fine Arts, Zurich Private Collection, New York (acquired by 1999) Thence by descent to the present owner Literature Jean Clair and Virginie Monnier, Balthus: Catalogue Raisonné of the Complete Works , Paris, 1999, no. D 893, p. 294, illustrated