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Identification and Creation

Object Number
1978.525
People
Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski de Rola), French (1908 - 2001)
Title
Alice Rewald
Other Titles
Former Title: Portrait of a Woman (Alice Rewald)
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
1962
Culture
French
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/295517

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Graphite and black crayon on cream wove paper
Dimensions
29 x 23.2 cm (11 7/16 x 9 1/8 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Balthus, sold; to John Rewald, New York, New York, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1978.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of John Rewald
Copyright
© Estate of Balthus / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
1978
Object Number
1978.525
Division
Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact
am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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Publication History

  • John Rewald, Balthus, exh. cat., Arts Club of Chicago (Chicago, 1964), cat. no. 56
  • Virginie Monnier and Jean Clair, Balthus: Catalogue raisonné de l'oeuvre complet, Gallimard (Paris, France, 1999), no. D991, repr. (as "Portrait of Alice," 1962)

Exhibition History

  • Balthus, Arts Club of Chicago, Chicago, 09/21/1964 - 10/28/1964
  • Balthus, Akron Art Institute, Akron, 12/18/1966 - 01/18/1967; Frederick R. Weisman Art Museum, Minneapolis, 02/02/1967 - 02/23/1967

Verification Level

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