Bevaix, Galerie Arts Anciens - november - december 1975 number 21
Literature
J. Clair, V. Monnier Balthus, catalogue raisonné de
l’oeuvre complète, Gallimard, Paris 1999 - number D843 reproduced in black
and white (page 285)
Related works: A very similar study for “Getting Up” (55.2 x 43 cm)
sold on May 8th 2014 at Sotheby's New York (lot 388) for $50,000. It is listed as D844 in the catalogue raisonné, which
suggests that it was done just after ours. A larger (103 x 68.5 cm) and more
accomplished study sold for 650,000 FRF (hammer price - equivalent to 99,000 €)
at Briest in Drouot Montaigne on June 17th 1997 (lot 19).
A detailed description of this painting is available in the "selected artists" section.