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Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, 1908-2001)
Lot 198

Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, 1908-2001)

Study for the Portrait of Hélène Anavi

Closed5 February 2009

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Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, 1908-2001)
Study for the Portrait of Hélène Anavi
charcoal on paper
29¼ x 21 1/8 in. (74.5 x 53.7 cm.)
Executed in 1952

Acquired from the artist's family by the present owner in 2003.

Specialist note

This drawing a study for the oil Portrait of Hélène Anavi, 1952 (Monnier P214; Private collection; see fig. 1).