Balthus SketchBalthus 1908–2001
A lovely pencil sketch on cream laid paper of a languid and sensual female semi-nude figure in a mies-en-scene room, in the style of Polish-French artist Balthus. Later copy or homage fan work.
Dimensions: 20 cm x 23 (8" x 9" approx.) full sheet size is 20 x 28.8 cm, Frame not included.
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Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (1908 – 2001), known as Balthus, was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically charged images of pubescent girls, but also for the refined, dreamlike quality of his imagery. 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 attempts to build a biographical profile. Nevertheless, towards the end of his life he took part in a series of dialogues with the neurobiologist Semir Zeki, conducted at his chalet at Rossinière, Switzerland and at the Palazzo Farnese (French Embassy) in Rome. They were published in 1995 under the title La Quête de l'essentiel, and in them he gives some of his views on art, painting and some other painters.