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- Estimate
- €30,000–€40,000 hammer ≈ $44,304–$59,072
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist & Modern Art, Paris · 9 December 2009
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3902595
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Balthus, Autoportrait. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2009, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3902595.
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Balthus, Autoportrait. Sotheby's, 9 Dec 2009, lot 78. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3902595.
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From the same sale Impressionist & Modern Art · Dec 2009
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cannes | Kees Van Dongen | €150,000–€200,000 | |
| La Chaine jaune et noire | Fernand Léger | €350,000–€500,000 | |
| Dahlias | Maurice Utrillo | €10,000–€15,000 | |
| Pomme et cerise | Léon Tutundjian | €20,000–€30,000 | |
| Paysage | Chaïm Soutine | €180,000–€250,000 | |
| Le repas frugal | Pablo Picasso | €60,000–€80,000 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Le Gottéron | $256,000 | Sotheby's, May 2026 | |
| Balthus | Portrait de Laurence B. | Christie's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Balthus | Etude pour les Beaux jours | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Balthus | Katia dans un fauteuil les bras levés | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Balthus | étude pour le rêve ii (recto); étude pour la guitare (verso) | Sotheby's, Nov 2014 | ||
| Balthus | Tôt le matin | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 | ||
| Balthus | balthus | nu à la veste rose | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Balthus | Etude pour "Le Rêve II" | Christie's, May 2021 |
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.