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Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, dit, 1908-2001)
Roses, projet de décoration pour la chambre à coucher d'Antoinette de Watteville à la villa Fleur d’Eau
signé, daté et inscrit 'Balthus. à Fleur d'eau en 1953' (en bas au centre)
aquarelle et graphite sur papier
23.2 x 30 cm.
Exécuté à Fleur d'Eau vers 1953

signed, dated and inscribed 'Balthus. à Fleur d'eau en 1953' (lower centre)
watercolour and pencil on paper
918 x 1178 in.
Executed in Fleur d'Eau circa 1953
Provenance
Don de l’artiste à son fils, propriétaire actuel.
Literature
V. Monnier et J. Clair, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, 1999, p. 428, no. CC 1478/1 (illustré).
Exhibited
Rossinière, Fondation Balthus, Les Desseins de Balthus, juin-septembre 2005, p. 103 (illustré en couleurs).
Tokyo, Metropolitan Art Museum et Kyoto, Municipal Museum of Art, Rétrospective Balthus, avril-septembre 2014, p. 161, no. D37(illustré en couleurs; titré 'Étude de décoration florale pour "Fleur d'eau" (roses)').
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Lot Essay

La présente œuvre est une étude pour un projet de décoration pour la chambre à coucher d'Antoinette de Watteville à la villa Fleur d’Eau, à Rolle.

The present work is a study for the decorative murals in Antoinette de Watteville's bedroom at the Fleur d'Eau villa, in Rolle.

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