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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $125,894–$188,840
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 20th Century Art , London · 30 June 1999
- Record ID
- TB-2026-6523513
- Record
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Balthus, La sieste (Rveuse). Christie's, 30 Jun 1999, lot 502. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6523513.
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Balthus, La sieste (Rveuse). Christie's, 30 Jun 1999, lot 502. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-6523513.
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From the same sale 20th Century Art · Jun 1999
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fleurs dans la lumire | Marc Chagall | £300,000–£500,000 | |
| Scne de cirque (projet d'ventail) | Henri De Toulouse-lautrec | £80,000–£120,000 | |
| Tasse, verres et bouteilles (Le journal) | Juan Gris | £900,000–£1,200,000 | |
| Nature morte feuille jaune | Fernand Lger (1881-1955) | £250,000–£350,000 | |
| Natura Morta | Giorgio Morandi | £220,000–£280,000 | |
| Le violoncelliste | Amedeo Modigliani | £1,200,000–£1,800,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Balthus | Le Gottéron | $256,000 | Sotheby's, May 2026 | |
| Balthus | balthus | nu à la veste rose | Sotheby's, Jun 2020 | ||
| Balthus | Etude pour les Beaux jours | Sotheby's, Jun 2017 | ||
| Balthus | Katia dans un fauteuil les bras levés | Christie's, Nov 2019 | ||
| Balthus | Etude pour "Le Rêve II" | Christie's, May 2021 | ||
| 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 | Colette assise | Sotheby's, Feb 2015 |
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.