Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, dit, 1908-2001)

Lot 208
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Lot 208 | Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, dit, 1908-2001)
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Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, dit, 1908-2001)

Portrait de Laurence B.

signé des initiales, daté et inscrit '- Pour Laurence - Bs. 49.' (au revers)

huile sur toile

55 x 45.9 cm.

Peint en 1949



signed with the initials, dated and inscribed '- Pour Laurence - Bs. 49.' (on the reverse)

oil on canvas

21 5/8 x 18 1/8 in.

Painted in 1949





Provenance

Laurence Bataille, France (don de l’artiste).

Puis par descendance au propriétaire actuel.



Literature

J. Leymarie, 'Le Dessin de Balthus' in Balthus, Dessins, aquarelles, huiles, cat. exp., Musée national d'art moderne, Paris et Fondation Basil et Elise Goulandris, Andros, 1990, p. 127.

V. Monnier et J. Clair, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, 1999, p. 156, no. P 196 (illustré, p. 157).



Exhibited

Paris, Musée national d'art moderne et New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Balthus, novembre 1983-mai 1984, p. 357, no. 100 (illustré en couleurs).

Ornans, Musée Gustave Courbet, Balthus dans la maison de Courbet, été 1992, no. 20 (illustré).



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