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- Estimate
- CHF 15,000–CHF 20,000 hammer ≈ $15,544–$20,726
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Swiss Art / Swiss Made , Zurich · 27 June 2017
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4577917
- Record
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Balthus, Portrait de Laurence B. en buste, 1948. Sotheby's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4577917.
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Balthus, Portrait de Laurence B. en buste, 1948. Sotheby's, 27 Jun 2017, lot 80. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4577917.
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From the same sale Swiss Art / Swiss Made · Jun 2017
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fauvistisches Stillleben mit Ananas, 1933 | Peter Mieg | CHF 2,000–CHF 3,000 | |
| Mädchenbildnis mit roter Kopfbedeckung, 1879 | Albert Anker | CHF 200,000–CHF 300,000 | |
| Trois jeunes Filles de Granois, 1920 | Ernest Biéler | CHF 500,000–CHF 700,000 | |
| Spanischer Hinterhof im Sonnenlicht, 1858 | Frank Buchser | CHF 25,000–CHF 30,000 | |
| Futterhäuschen mit Vögeln, 1940 | Adolf Dietrich | CHF 30,000–CHF 50,000 | |
| Lac de Thoune, 1860 | Alexandre Calame | CHF 30,000–CHF 40,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Portrait Dora Maar | $6,943 | Sotheby's, May 2016 | |
| Balthus | Portrait de Frédérique | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Balthus | reclining nude | Sotheby's, Sep 2007 | ||
| Balthus | Portait de Frédérique | Sotheby's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Balthus | Butterflying | Wright, Mar 2020 | ||
| Balthus | L'enfant-clown | Sotheby's, Oct 2013 | ||
| Pablo Picasso | Bouquet à la pomme, 1956 | Bonhams, Dec 2022 | ||
| Balthus | Portrait d'Alice | Sotheby's, Oct 2022 |
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.