Klossowski de Rola, known as BALTHUS (1908-2001
)The Janitor, 1952Oil
on canvas.
Monogrammed and dedicated "BS 52 For the friend Broder 7.VIII.52" on the back.
(Small restorations, cracks).
27 x 19 cmProvenance

: 
- Collection Louis Broder.
- Henriette Gomès Gallery, Paris.
- Collection André Gomès.
- Sale Artcurial, Hôtel Dassault, Paris, December 7, 2011, no. 118.

Bibliography: 
- Balthus: Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, November 5, 1983-January 23, 1984; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 21-May 13, 1984; Paris, Édition du Centre Pompidou, 1983, no. 120, p.


360.

 

Jean Leymarie, Balthus, Paris, Édition Skira, 1990, p. 128
;

Virginie Monnier, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1999, n° P216, reproduced p. 160

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Klossowski de Rola, known as BALTHUS (1908-2001 )The Janitor, 1952Oil on canvas. Monogrammed and dedicated "BS 52 For the friend Broder 7.VIII.52" on the back. (Small restorations, cracks). 27 x 19 cmProvenance : - Collection Louis Broder. - Henriette Gomès Gallery, Paris. - Collection André Gomès. - Sale Artcurial, Hôtel Dassault, Paris, December 7, 2011, no. 118. Bibliography: - Balthus: Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, November 5, 1983-January 23, 1984; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 21-May 13, 1984; Paris, Édition du Centre Pompidou, 1983, no. 120, p. 360. Jean Leymarie, Balthus, Paris, Édition Skira, 1990, p. 128 ; Virginie Monnier, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1999, n° P216, reproduced p. 160 .

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Klossowski de Rola, known as BALTHUS (1908-2001 )The Janitor, 1952Oil on canvas. Monogrammed and dedicated "BS 52 For the friend Broder 7.VIII.52" on the back. (Small restorations, cracks). 27 x 19 cmProvenance : - Collection Louis Broder. - Henriette Gomès Gallery, Paris. - Collection André Gomès. - Sale Artcurial, Hôtel Dassault, Paris, December 7, 2011, no. 118. Bibliography: - Balthus: Paris, Centre Georges Pompidou, Musée National d'Art Moderne, November 5, 1983-January 23, 1984; New York, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, February 21-May 13, 1984; Paris, Édition du Centre Pompidou, 1983, no. 120, p. 360. Jean Leymarie, Balthus, Paris, Édition Skira, 1990, p. 128 ; Virginie Monnier, Balthus, Catalogue raisonné de l'œuvre complet, Paris, Éditions Gallimard, 1999, n° P216, reproduced p. 160 .
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