BALTHUS (1908-2001) Study for Le Rêve I, 1956. Graphite and watercolor on paper. Signed and dated lower left. 43.5 x 54.3 cm. Small stains. Exhibitions : Lausanne, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Balthus, May-August 1993. Bern, Kunstmuseum, Balthus, June-September 1994. Bibliography: Jean Clair and Virginie Monnier, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Gallimard, 1999, described and repr. under no. D 806 p. 279. Bern, Kunstmuseum, Balthus, Zeichnungen, June-September 1994, exhibition catalog described and reproduced under no. 40 p. 63. A certificate of authenticity by André Gomes will be given to the buyer.
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BALTHUS (1908-2001) Study for Le Rêve I, 1956. Graphite and watercolor on paper. Signed and dated lower left. 43.5 x 54.3 cm. Small stains. Exhibitions : Lausanne, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Balthus, May-August 1993. Bern, Kunstmuseum, Balthus, June-September 1994. Bibliography: Jean Clair and Virginie Monnier, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Gallimard, 1999, described and repr. under no. D 806 p. 279. Bern, Kunstmuseum, Balthus, Zeichnungen, June-September 1994, exhibition catalog described and reproduced under no. 40 p. 63. A certificate of authenticity by André Gomes will be given to the buyer.

Estimate
€40,000 - €60,000
Result
€77,000
Buyer's premium
26%
BALTHUS (1908-2001) Study for Le Rêve I, 1956. Graphite and watercolor on paper. Signed and dated lower left. 43.5 x 54.3 cm. Small stains. Exhibitions : Lausanne, Musée des Beaux-Arts, Balthus, May-August 1993. Bern, Kunstmuseum, Balthus, June-September 1994. Bibliography: Jean Clair and Virginie Monnier, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Gallimard, 1999, described and repr. under no. D 806 p. 279. Bern, Kunstmuseum, Balthus, Zeichnungen, June-September 1994, exhibition catalog described and reproduced under no. 40 p. 63. A certificate of authenticity by André Gomes will be given to the buyer.
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