Lot 147 · Jewels : The Geneva Sale
Etude pour 'Nu au repos'
Balthus · watercolor and pencil on paper
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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Jewels : The Geneva Sale, Geneva · 5 May 2004
- Dimensions
- 19 3/8 x 13½ in. (49.4 x 34.5 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5195552
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Balthus, Etude pour 'Nu au repos'. Christie's, 5 May 2004, lot 147. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5195552.
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