Balthus
French · 1908–2001 · Painter, Draughtsman
Balthasar Klossowski, also known as Balthus, was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically charged images of young girls, and the dreamlike quality of his… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
La SiestePhillips · $1,058,500≈ £889,795≈ €1,017,397Sign up to see
Jeune Fille LisantPhillips · $43,750≈ £30,291≈ €38,462Sign up to see
Nu assis (Mlle Dr. H. Müller)Grisebach · €9,760≈ $12,026≈ £7,857Sign up to see
Balthus’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).
Price trend
1 lot(s) catalogued with a qualifier (e.g. “attributed to”, “after”, “circle of”) are listed in the results but excluded from these statistics.
3 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up | $1.1MSign up |
| Works on paper | 12 | 6 | 50% | $12.8kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Drawing | 11 | 6 | 55% | $12.8kSign up | $7.5kSign up | $43.8kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 8 | 8 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $831Sign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Lithograph | 5 | 5 | 100% | $1.7kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $5.2kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $450Sign up | $450Sign up | $450Sign up |
| Print (other) | 2 | 2 | 100% | $708Sign up | $708Sign up | $912Sign up |
| Photography | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10kSign up | $10kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Photograph | 1 | 1 | 100% | $10kSign up | $10kSign up | $10kSign up |
| Other | 4 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.