About This Artwork

Balthus
French, 1908-2001

Study for "The Three Sisters", 1953–54

Graphite with watercolor wash on ivory wove paper
320 x 440 mm
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph R. Shapiro, 1992.194

© 2008 Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / ADAGP, Paris

Exhibition, Publication and Ownership Histories

Exhibition History

The Art Institute of Chicago, "An Irrational Act: Gifts of Surrealist Works on Paper from the Collection of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Randall Shapiro," December 15, 1992-April 18, 1993.

Ownership History

Possibly Frederique Thon [notes in curatorial file]. Given by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Shapiro, Chicago, to the Art Institute, 1992.