Balthus was born Balthasar Klossowski de Rola in Paris , France in the year 1908. Balthus was a world renown painter of the figure and in particular the female figure. His father was an art historian and his mother a painter. His early works depicted young sometimes innocent looking female girls in provocative poses.
In this clip a few paintings of Balthus set to music:
Balthus worked with an artist recently posted about, the poster artist Adolph Cassandre, in designing stage decorations.
Balthus had a great showing at the Museum of Modern Art located in New York City in 1956.
Price range information: Works range from $50,000 for works in pencil to more than $3 million for an oil painting.
He was married to an aristocrat from Switzerland first. Balthus also took a second wife in 1965. A young woman 35 years younger than himself that he met on a trip to Japan. This fact was another reason the artist was seen as mysterious.
In this clip we visit a show with the great James Kalm:
Balthus passed away in 2001 at the age of 92 years old. His funeral was attended by many stars including Bono.
What an eccentric and well loved and respected artist! Balthus has been an inspiration to many artists including James Kalm.
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