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- Estimate
- $500,000–$700,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08127 · 3 November 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3325058
- Record
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Balthus, a midsummer night's dream. Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2005, lot 385. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3325058.
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Balthus, a midsummer night's dream. Sotheby's, 3 Nov 2005, lot 385. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3325058.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08127 · Nov 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rue de village | Maurice De Vlaminck | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Isis | Kurt Seligmann | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| La musique | Marie Laurencin | $180,000–$250,000 | |
| Agay, la baie par temps de mistral | Jean-baptiste-armand Guillaumin | $80,000–$120,000 | |
| La Porte de Printemps | Henri Le Sidaner | $90,000–$120,000 | |
| Lamentation | Jacques Lipchitz | $20,000–$25,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Étude pour "Le Chat de la Méditerranée" | $625,000 | Sotheby's, May 2021 | |
| Balthus | Jeune fille assise (Antoinette) | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Balthus | Tôt le matin | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Balthus | Nature morte | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Balthus | Buste de jeune fille | Christie's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Balthus | Katia endormie | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 | ||
| Balthus | Léna aux bras croisés | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Balthus | Petit nu à la coiffeuse | Sotheby's, May 2015 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.