LOT DETAILS

Materials:

charcoal on paper

Measurements:

23.58 in. (59.90 cm.) (height) by 17.28 in. (43.90 cm.) (width)

Markings:

inscribed Frédérique, dated 1949 and signed Balthus (lower right)

Literature:

Virgine Monnier, Balthus : Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, 1999, no. D 663, illustrated p. 256

Provenance:

Pierre & Denise Klossowski, Paris (gift from the artist); Private Collection, France (by descent from the above)