Balthus

by Stanislas Klossowski de Rola

Physical description; 100p : chiefly col.ill ; 29cm. Subjects; Balthus (1908-2001) - Catalogs. French paintings - Balthus - Illustrations. Genres; Illustrated. text.

Genres: Art

100 pages, Hardcover

First published September 1, 1996

Reviews

[Sue Clancy · Rating 3 out of 5]

While the subject matter within the artwork that Balthus creates is not to my personal preference - I still learned more about this business of being a professional artist by reading this book and becoming aware of how another artist thinks about artwork and art careers.

[suanna · Rating 4 out of 5]

the essay is pretty short but very impactful. i admire how he loved art until the very very end and treated the act of painting as something that transcends life. not sure if i agree with his idea that his subject matter and style has no deeper meaning, it is fishy that he was so heavily influenced by eastern styles and painted a lot of nude women and rarely any nude men, reminds me of john currin

[sweet orange books · Rating 1 out of 5]

White man asking 10-11-12 years old girls to pose naked and in sexual poses = pedophile.

The fact that he is famous is an aberration.