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- Estimate
- $1,800,000–$2,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's N08089 · 3 May 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3231521
- Record
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Balthus, l'enfant aux pigeons. Sotheby's, 3 May 2005, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3231521.
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Balthus, l'enfant aux pigeons. Sotheby's, 3 May 2005, lot 13. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3231521.
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From the same sale Sotheby's N08089 · May 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grande Arabesque, Deuxième Temps | Edgar Degas | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Les maisons dans les arbres | Fernand Léger | $8,000,000–$12,000,000 | |
| Le Reflet | Henri Matisse | $5,000,000–$7,000,000 | |
| Le Jardin du Petit Gennevilliers, les toits roses | Gustave Caillebotte | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Danseuse | Marc Chagall | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Le lit dans la glace | Henri Matisse | $2,500,000–$3,500,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Nu endormi | $1,195,817 | Sotheby's, Mar 2022 | |
| Balthus | Adolescente aux cheveux roux | Sotheby's, Nov 2015 | ||
| Balthus | La Sieste | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Balthus | étude pour “le salon” | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Balthus | Jeune femme à la rose | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Paysage au pin | Phillips, Nov 2022 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Le Cirque | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Balthus | Katia endormie | Sotheby's, Jun 2014 |
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.