Balthus
Painting, Visual Artist
1908 – 2001
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Who was Balthus?
Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, best known as Balthus, was a Polish-French modern artist.
Throughout his career, Balthus rejected the usual conventions of the art world. He insisted that his paintings should be seen and not read about, and he resisted any attempts made to build a biographical profile. A telegram sent to the Tate Gallery as it prepared for its 1968 retrospective of his works read: "NO BIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS. BEGIN: BALTHUS IS A PAINTER OF WHOM NOTHING IS KNOWN. NOW LET US LOOK AT THE PICTURES. REGARDS. B."
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- Born
- Feb 29, 1908
Paris - Also known as
- Balthasar Klossowski de Rola
- Balthasar Kłossowski de Rola
- Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola
- Balthasar Klossowski
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Laurence Bataille
(1947 - 1951) - Antoinette de Watteville
(1937 - ) - Setsuko Ideta
(1967/10 - )
- Laurence Bataille
- Children
- Religion
- Catholicism
- Nationality
- France
- Profession
- Lived in
- Paris
- Died
- Feb 18, 2001
Rossinière
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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