Lot 76 C · 20th Century Evening Sale
Japonaise au miroir noir
Balthus · Casein and tempera on canvas
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- Estimate
- $1,500,000–$2,000,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Evening Sale, New York · 11 November 2021
- Dimensions
- 59 ¼ x 76 7/8 in. (150.2 x 195.2 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3509574
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Balthus, Japonaise au miroir noir. Christie's, 11 Nov 2021, lot 76 C. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3509574.
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Balthus, Japonaise au miroir noir. Christie's, 11 Nov 2021, lot 76 C. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3509574.
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|---|---|---|---|
| La femme à la toilette | Fernand Léger | $1,500,000–$2,000,000 | |
| The Comb | Isamu Noguchi | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Golden Afternoon | $3,816,000 | Sotheby's, May 2004 | |
| Balthus | Le lever | Christie's, Feb 2018 | ||
| Salvador Dalí | Rose méditative | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Balthus | étude pour “le salon” | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | portrait de lola, soeur de l’artiste | Sotheby's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Balthus | Les trois soeurs | Christie's, Jun 2005 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | tête d’homme | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Balthus | Adolescente aux cheveux roux | Sotheby's, Nov 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.