Balthus 1908-2001 : the king of cats / Gilles Neret.
By: Neret, Gilles
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BookPublisher: Koln : Taschen, 2003Description: 95 p. : col. ill. ; 23 cm. + pbk.ISBN: 382282206X.Subject(s): Balthus, 1908-2001DDC classification: 759.4 BAL
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General lending | MTU Crawford College of Art and Design Library Lending | 759.4 BAL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 00193815 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Realist of the unreal French-German painter Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (1908-2001), known as Balthus, shocked the Parisian art world in 1934 with his dreamy, sensual, Neo-Classical portraits of nymphets at a time when Surrealism and abstraction were de rigueur. As a provocateur, Balthus was often scorned; as an artist, he was widely embraced as a prodigy. In response to critics of his realist style, Balthus said: "The real isn't what you think you see. One can be a realist of the unreal and a figurative painter of the invisible." His erotic, poetic paintings live on as examples of the best figurative work of the modern era. About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features: a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance a concise biography approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions