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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $130,268–$195,403
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale, London · 6 February 2014
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4234501
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Balthus, Léna de profil. Sotheby's, 6 Feb 2014, lot 558. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4234501.
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Balthus, Léna de profil. Sotheby's, 6 Feb 2014, lot 558. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4234501.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Art Day Sale · Feb 2014
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction in space suspended | Naum Gabo | £60,000–£80,000 | |
| Paysanne | Camille Pissarro | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Taureau | Pablo Picasso | £8,000–£12,000 | |
| Proyecto de un monumento | Joaquín Torres-garcía | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Tête de faune | Pablo Picasso | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Sans titre (Nu debout) | Henri Matisse | £120,000–£180,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Etude pour "Le Rêve II" | $150,000 | Christie's, May 2021 | |
| Balthus | Katia dans un fauteuil les bras levés | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Balthus | Portrait de Laurence B. | Christie's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Balthus | Étude pour "Thérèse rêvant" | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Balthus | Le Gottéron | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Balthus | Étude pour "Passage du Commerce-Saint-André" | Sotheby's, May 2016 | ||
| Balthus | Le Vigneron | Sotheby's, Nov 2022 | ||
| Balthus | Nature morte au chapeau bernois | Christie's, Mar 2023 |
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.