Balthus (1908-2001) Michelina, 1973 Pencil on paper 15-3/4 x 11-3/4 inches (40.0 x 29.8 cm) Initialed lower center: Bs PROPERTY FROM AN IMPORTANT NEW YORK COLLECTION PROVENANCE: Piero Bigongiari, Florence, Italy; The Piccadilly Gallery, ltd., London; Private collection, New York. EXHIBITED: Festival dei due Mondi, Palazzo Recani-Arroni, Spoleto, "Balthus, disegni e acquarelli," June 22-July 31, 1982; French Cultural Center in Rome, "Balthus," Rome, 1989. LITERATURE: Palazzo Recani-Arroni, Balthus, disegni e acquarelli, exhibition catalogue, Spoleto, 1982, no. 104; P. Bedarida et al., Balthus, exhibition catalogue, Rome, 1989, no. 28; V. Monnier and J. Clair, Balthus: Catalogue Raisonné of the Complete Works, Paris, 1999, p. 363, D 1285. HID03101242017