Balthus (1908-2001)
Nu sur un canapé
pen and India ink on paper
9 5/8 x 12½ in. (24.5 x 32 cm.)
Executed in 1948
Balthus (1908-2001)
Nu sur un canapé
pen and India ink on paper
9 5/8 x 12½ in. (24.5 x 32 cm.)
Executed in 1948
Tony Curtis, Beverly Hills, by whom acquired from the artist.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
V. Monnier & J. Clair, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné of the Complete Works, Paris, 1999, no. D.647 (illustrated p. 253).
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