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Sign in to saveBalthasar Klossowski (; February 29, 1908 – February 18, 2001), also known as Balthus (), was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically charged images of young girls, and the dreamlike quality of his imagery.
Person
- Born
- 1908-02-29
- Died
- 2001-02-18
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Film & TV
Acting
Known for
- Ettore Sottsass - Der Sinn der Dinge — self2007
- Alberto Giacometti: What is a Head? — Self2000
- Âme belge — Wurtselchen / Barsac1921
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Key facts
- Artist.name
- Balthus
- Artist.image
- BalthusFace.jpg
- Artist.caption
- Balthus by Damian Pettigrew (1996)
- Artist.birth_name
- Balthasar Klossowski
- Artist.native_name
- Balthasar Klossowski de Rola
- Artist.birth_place
- Paris, France
- Artist.death_place
- Rossinière, Switzerland
- Artist.field
- Painting, drawing, watercolor
- Artist.works
- The Street (1933–1935)The Mountain (1937)Nude Before a Mirror (1955)
- Artist.awards
- Praemium Imperiale
- Artist.children
- Stanislas Klossowski de Rola, Thaddeus Klossowski de Rola, Harumi Klossowska de Rola
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Key dates
- Born
- 29 February 1908
- Died
- 18 February 2001
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Poland
- Place of birth
- Paris
- Place of death
- Rossinière
- Father
- Erich Klossowski
- Mother
- Baladine Klossowska
- Sibling
- Q203674
- Occupation
- photographer
Article
14 sectionsContents
- Biography
- Early years
- Young adulthood
- Champrovent to Chassy
- Later years
- Style and themes
- Influence and legacy
- In popular culture
- Exhibitions
- Films on Balthus
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
Balthasar Klossowski (; February 29, 1908 – February 18, 2001), also known as Balthus (), was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically charged images of young girls, and the dreamlike quality of his imagery.
Balthus rejected the usual conventions of the art world. Insisting that his paintings must be seen rather then read, he resisted attempts to build a biographical profile. Late in life, he was interviewed by neurobiologist Semir Zeki, in Rossinière, Switzerland and at the Palazzo Farnese in Rome. The interviews were published in 1995 under the title ''La Quête de l'essentiel''. In these conversations, he discussed some of his views on art, painting, and his contemporaries.
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1908 births2001 deaths20th-century French male artists20th-century French painters20th-century Polish male artistsCat artistsFrench erotic artistsFrench male paintersFrench modern paintersFrench people of Russian-Jewish descentHonorary members of the Royal AcademyIMDb title ID different from Wikidata