Balthus, the idiosyncratic and reclusive artist who was considered among the last master realist painters of the 20th century, died Feb. 18 at his home in the mountain village of Rossiniere, ...
In her luscious paintings, Ariana Papademetropoulos creates a world that is in a tantalizing balance between fantasy and reality. Her works capture the sublime wonder of the natural world, and the ...
Balthus knew how to arouse suspicion. Born in 1908 as Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, he specialized in portraits of newly pubescent girls in classic porn poses: crawling, bending, stretching, or, most ...
A Balthus borrowed from the Museum of Modern Art is at the heart of the exhibition, which unites canonical and obscure figures. Balthus, The Street, 1933. Oil on ...
Spent several weeks with his friends the Wattevilles. He fell in love with Antoinette, and painted her portrait. In October, he was called up to perform his military service in the French army. He was ...
Spent several weeks with his friends the Wattevilles. He fell in love with Antoinette, and painted her portrait. In October, he was called up to perform his military service in the French army. He was ...