Lot 118
  • 118

Balthus

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
bidding is closed

Description

  • Balthus
  • NU ENDORMI
  • signed with the monogram (lower left)
  • pencil on paper
  • 30 by 40cm., 11 3/4 by 15 3/4 in.

Provenance

Thomas Amman Fine Arts, Zurich
Vivian Horan Gallery, New York
Sale: Loudmer, Paris, 28th October 1988, lot 84
Private Collection, New York (acquired in 1989)
James Goodman Gallery, New York (acquired from the above)
Private Collection, Texas (acquired in 1991)
Mary-Anne Martin, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

New York, Vivian Horan
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard

Literature

Virginie Monnier & Jean Clair, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, 1999, no. D1299, illustrated p. 365

Condition

Executed on cream wover paper, not laid down, taped to the overmount towards the top two corners. Apart from some overall light time staining, this work is in good condition. Colours: The paper tone is richer and the medium slightly stronger in the original.
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