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BALTHUS (1908-2001)

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12.05.2025 00:00UTC +01:00
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ID 1425814
Lot 1 | BALTHUS (1908-2001)
Estimate value
$ 2 000 000 – 3 000 000
BALTHUS (1908-2001)
Jeune fille en vert et rouge (Le Chandelier)
oil on canvas
36 1/8 x 35 ¾ in. (91.8 x 90.8 cm.)
Painted in 1944-1945




Provenance

M. Puech, Paris.
Eugène Marich, Paris.
Frank Perls Gallery, Beverly Hills (probably acquired from the above).
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York (acquired from the above).
Helen Acheson, New York (acquired from the above, 22 May 1963).
The Museum of Modern Art, New York (bequest from the above, 1978, and until 1997).
PaceWildenstein, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 6 August 1997.



Literature

R. Char, "Balthus, ou le dard dans la fleur" in Cahiers d'Art, Paris, vols. XX-XXI, 1945-1946, p. 199 (first state illustrated, p. 207; titled Jeune fille à la lampe).
P. Moses, "The Challenge: Fascination of Balthus" in Chicago Daily News, 10 October 1964, p. 11 (illustrated).
J.W. Faulkner, "The Wonderful Works of Art: Haunting Works of Balthus Fill Arts Club Exhibition" in Chicago Tribune, 27 September 1964, pp. 78-79 (illustrated, p. 78).
R. Paulson, "Balthus: Between Covers" in Bennington Review, no. 6, December 1979, pp. 78-79 (illustrated, p. 78).
J. Leymarie, Balthus, Geneva, 1982, p. 130 (illustrated; dated 1939).
S. Klossowski de Rola, Balthus, London, 1983, p. 96 (illustrated in color, pl. 33).
J. Clair, Metamorphosen des Eros: Essay über Balthus, Munich, 1984, pp. 79 and 81 (illustrated, fig. 61; dated 1939).
S. Klossowski de Rola, Balthus, London, 1996, p. 156 (illustrated in color, pl. 42).
C. Roy, Balthus, Paris, 1996, p. 113 (illustrated in color).
V. Monnier and J. Clair, Balthus: Catalogue Raisonné of the Complete Works, Paris, 1999, p. 145, no. P 152 (first and final states illustrated, p. 144).
S. Klossowski de Rola, ed., Balthus: Correspondance amoureuse avec Antoinette de Watteville, 1928-1937, Paris, 2001, pp. 401-402.
G. Néret, Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, Balthus: The King of Cats, Bonn, 2003, p. 69 (illustrated in color).
M. Bal, Balthus: Works and Interview, Barcelona, 2008, pp. 134 and 136 (illustrated in color, p. 135).
C. Viéville, Balthus et le portrait, Paris, 2011, p. 74 (illustrated in color, p. 75).
N. Strasse, Collection Jean Bonna: Dessins du XIXe au XXe siècle, du romantisme à l'après-guerre, Geneva, 2019, p. 292 (illustrated).



Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Beaux-Arts, Balthus: Peintures de 1936 à 1946, November-December 1946, no. 20.
The Arts Club of Chicago, Balthus, September-October 1964, no. 11 (illustrated; dated 1939).
Paris, Musée des arts décoratifs and Knokke-le-Zoute, Casino Municipal, Balthus, May-September 1966, p. 22, no. 9 (illustrated, p. 23; dated 1939).
London, Tate Gallery, Balthus, October-November 1968, p. 37, no. 15 (dated 1939).
Detroit, Donald Morris Gallery, A Benefit Exhibition of Balthus Paintings and Drawings, November-December 1969, no. 8 (illustrated; illustrated again in color on the cover; dated 1939).
Marseille, Musée Cantini, Balthus, July-September 1973, no. 9 (illustrated; dated 1939).
Berkeley, University Art Museum, Balthus: Matrix, November-December 1980 (dated 1939).
New York, The Museum of Modern Art, Balthus: Works from the Collection, September-December 1981 (dated 1939).
Paris, Musée national d'art moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou and New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Balthus, November 1983-May 1984, pp. 146 and 349, no. 20/58 (illustrated in color, p. 147; illustrated again, p. 349; dated 1939).
New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Balthus: Cats and Girls, Paintings and Provocations, September 2013-January 2014, p. 108, no. 23 (illustrated in color, p. 109).
Basel, Fondation Beyeler and Madrid, Museo Nacional Thyssen-Bornemisza, Balthus, September 2018-May 2019, p. 164 (illustrated in color, pp. 62-63).
Artist:Balthus (1908 - 2001)
Applied technique:Oil on canvas
Art style:Modern art
Genre:Portrait, Still life
Place of origin:Western Europe, France, Europe
Auction house category:Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings
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