Lot Essay
Paul Bourdin, the first owner of this work, was a journalist and close friend of the artist who worked for the Frankfurter Zeitung as a Paris correspondent from 1925 to 1943.
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Property from a Manhattan Private Collection
Balthus (1908-2001)
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Details
Balthus (1908-2001)
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signed and dedicated 'To Paul with all my love Balthus ?' (lower right)
brown Conté crayon on paper
20 ½ x 16 ½ in. (52 x 42 cm.)
Drawn in 1927-1928
Nu assis
signed and dedicated 'To Paul with all my love Balthus ?' (lower right)
brown Conté crayon on paper
20 ½ x 16 ½ in. (52 x 42 cm.)
Drawn in 1927-1928
Provenance
Paul Bourdin, Paris (gift from the artist).
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 28 June 1995, lot 289.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Anon. sale, Sotheby’s, London, 28 June 1995, lot 289.
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner.
Literature
J. Clair and V. Monnier, Balthus: Catalogue Raisonné of the Complete Works, Paris, 1999, p. 210, no. D390 (illustrated).