PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF JOHN AND SALLY LEVY
BALTHUS (1908-2001)
Nu au béret
Details
BALTHUS (1908-2001)
Nu au béret
signed and dated 'Balthus 63' (lower left)
pencil on paper
20 1⁄2 x 15 3⁄4 in. (51.7 x 40.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1963
Nu au béret
signed and dated 'Balthus 63' (lower left)
pencil on paper
20 1⁄2 x 15 3⁄4 in. (51.7 x 40.2 cm.)
Drawn in 1963
Provenance
Pierre Matisse Gallery, New York.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above).
Monique Knowlton, New York (acquired from the above, January 1977).
Odyssia Gallery, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owners, April 1983.
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York (acquired from the above).
Monique Knowlton, New York (acquired from the above, January 1977).
Odyssia Gallery, New York (acquired from the above).
Acquired from the above by the late owners, April 1983.
Literature
V. Monnier and J. Clair, Balthus: Catalogue Raisonné of the Complete Works, Paris, 1999, p. 314, no. D 1011 (illustrated).
Exhibited
New York, Pierre Matisse Gallery, Balthus: "La chambre turque," "Les trois soeurs," Drawings and Watercolours (1933-1966), March-April 1967, no. 28 (illustrated; with incorrect medium).
Spoleto, Palazzo Recani-Arroni, Balthus: disegni e acquarelli, June-July 1982, no. 82 (illustrated).
Spoleto, Palazzo Recani-Arroni, Balthus: disegni e acquarelli, June-July 1982, no. 82 (illustrated).