Lot 425 · Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper
Etude pour "Femme couchée"
Balthus · pencil on buff paper
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- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $45,897–$64,255
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — IMPRESSIONIST AND MODERN WORKS ON PAPER, London · 5 February 2004
- Dimensions
- 17¾ x 23 5/8in. (45 x 60cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-5956355
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-5956355 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-5956355
Balthus, Etude pour "Femme couchée". Christie's, 5 Feb 2004, lot 425. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5956355.
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Balthus, Etude pour "Femme couchée". Christie's, 5 Feb 2004, lot 425. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-5956355.
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From the same sale Impressionist and Modern Works on Paper · Feb 2004
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collage | Varvara Fedorovna Stepanova | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Retour de pêche à Concarneau | Paul Signac | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| Le cabanon et l'olivier | Pierre-auguste Renoir | £28,000–£32,000 | |
| Etude de nu | Edgar Degas | £35,000–£45,000 | |
| Elégante au chien | Giovanni Boldini | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Netzflickerinnen | Max Lieberman (1847-1935) | £3,000–£4,000 |
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| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Fruits dans une assiette | $57,150 | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 | |
| Balthus | Étude pour 'Jeune fille à la fenêtre' | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Balthus | scène satirique - rectofélin et ballerine - verso | Sotheby's, Jun 2007 | ||
| Balthus | étude pour le lever | Sotheby's, May 2014 | ||
| Balthus | Portrait de Jacqueline Matisse | Sotheby's, May 2022 | ||
| Balthus | L’enfant gourmand | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Henri Matisse | Portrait d'Alicia Penalba | Sotheby's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Balthus | Étude pour 'Femme couchée' | Bonhams, Apr 2025 |
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.