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- Estimate
- £3,000–£4,000 hammer ≈ $5,304–$7,072
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Sotheby's W05723 · 12 July 2005
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3279875
- Record
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Balthus, étude de costume masculin. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2005, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3279875.
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Balthus, étude de costume masculin. Sotheby's, 12 Jul 2005, lot 49. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3279875.
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From the same sale Sotheby's W05723 · Jul 2005
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Visage de femme "Pomone" (AR NO. 590) | Pablo Picasso | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Visage au trait oblique (AR NO. 589) | Pablo Picasso | £1,000–£1,500 | |
| Sur Le Pont Neuf | François Gall | £2,500–£3,500 | |
| Nu allongé | André Derain | £1,000–£1,200 | |
| Vallauris (AR NO. 330) | Pablo Picasso | £2,000–£3,000 | |
| Quatres profils | Jean Cocteau | £1,500–£2,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Portrait d'Alice | $3,399 | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | |
| Balthus | L'enfant-clown | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Balthus | Minotaure et jeune fille; projet de blason (recto); Sans tit | Bonhams, Jul 2024 | ||
| Balthus | Dessins (Drawings) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Balthus | Mais C'était un de Leurs Grands Amusements de se Sauver dans | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2025 | ||
| Balthus | Jeunes Garçons Jouant au Cerceau , 1924-1925 | Freeman's | Hindman, Oct 2024 | ||
| Balthus | Untitled | Rago, Mar 2020 | ||
| Marc Chagall | „L'Horloge – Le Pendule“. 1956 | Grisebach, Nov 2025 |
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.