Sale: 325 / Post-War, Oct. 27. 2007 in Hamburg Lot 522

 
Balthus - Portrait de Valérie


522
Balthus
Portrait de Valérie, 1993.
Lithograph in colours
Estimate:
€ 1,600 / $ 1,728
Sold:
€ 5,160 / $ 5,572

(incl. surcharge)

Portrait de Valérie. 1993.
Lithograph in colours.
Signed and numbered XV/XX. On cream laid paper, laminated on Arches France (with watermark). 43,5 : 26 cm (17,1 : 10,2 in). Sheet: 64,2 x 51,5 cm (25,2 x 20,2 in). [HD]

After a chalk drawing in colours from1980 (Monnier D 1420).
Good overall impression. Hardly noticeably wavy in the wide wove paper margin, minor trace of squeezing on the lower right corner, upper margin with nonsignificant finger stain.




522
Balthus
Portrait de Valérie, 1993.
Lithograph in colours
Estimate:
€ 1,600 / $ 1,728
Sold:
€ 5,160 / $ 5,572

(incl. surcharge)