Balthus
Nu sur un canapé
Lot Closed
May 4, 02:35 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Balthus
1908 - 2001
Nu sur un canapé
pen and ink on paper
24.5 by 31.8cm., 9⅝ by 12½in.
Framed: 45.4 by 51.2cm., 17⅞ by 20⅜in.
Executed in 1948.
Tony Curtis, Beverly Hills (acquired from the artist. Sold: Julien's Auctions, Beverly Hills, Property From The Estate Of Tony Curtis, 17th September 2011, lot 346)
Private Collection (purchased at the above sale. Sold: Christie's, South Kensington, 22nd June 2012, lot 75)
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Germann Auktionshaus AG, Zurich, 6th June 2016, lot 31
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Private Collection (purchased at the above sale. Sold: Christie's, South Kensington, 22nd June 2012, lot 75)
Private Collection, Switzerland
Sale: Germann Auktionshaus AG, Zurich, 6th June 2016, lot 31
Purchased at the above sale by the present owner
Virginie Monnier & Jean Clair, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, 1999, no. D647, illustrated p. 253