Balthus

(French, 1908–2001)

Balthus was a French painter known for his dreamlike depictions of eroticized pubescent girls. One of his best-known paintings La Leçon de guitar (The Guitar Lesson) (1934), portrays a woman and young girl in the midst of a music lesson, with the woman’s breast exposed and the young girl’s skirt above her waist. “I always feel the desire to look for the extraordinary in ordinary things; to suggest, not to impose, to leave always a slight touch of mystery in my paintings,” he once said. Born Balthasar Klossowski on February 29, 1908 in Paris, France to an artistic family, exposed to the Parisian cultural and artistic elite at a young age. He and his brother Pierre Klossowski befriended many prominent figures of the 1920s, including Pablo Picasso, Alberto Giacometti, and Georges Bataille. During the period before and after World War II, Balthus moved from France, settling in Rome in 1964, where he befriended Federico Fellini. He later moved to Switzerland with his young Japanese wife the artist Setsuko Ideta in 1977. The artist died in Rossinière, Switzerland on February 18, 2001. Today, Balthus’s work can be found in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art in New York, the Tate Gallery in London, and the Musée d’Orsay in Paris, among others.

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Jeune fille agenouillée

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Jeune fille agenouillée

Sale Date: May 26, 2015

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Ensemble de deux dessins

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Ensemble de deux dessins

Sale Date: May 13, 2015

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Ensemble de deux dessins

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Ensemble de deux dessins

Sale Date: May 13, 2015

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Portrait de Filles et Personnages/Scène , 1930–1939

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Portrait de Filles et Personnages/Scène , 1930–1939

Sale Date: May 17, 2015

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Sight and Sound (portfolio of 3)

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Sight and Sound (portfolio of 3)

Sale Date: May 7, 2015

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Étude de paysage

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Étude de paysage

Sale Date: May 7, 2015

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Petit nu à la coiffeuse, 1952

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Petit nu à la coiffeuse, 1952

Sale Date: May 6, 2015

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Etude de figure pour

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Etude de figure pour "le passage du..., 1953

Sale Date: April 2, 2015

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Portrait de Claude Hersaint

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Portrait de Claude Hersaint

Sale Date: March 24, 2015

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Katia endormie, 1969–1970

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Katia endormie, 1969–1970

Sale Date: March 25, 2015

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Nudo sdraiato

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Nudo sdraiato

Sale Date: February 28, 2015

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Colette assise, 1954

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Colette assise, 1954

Sale Date: February 4, 2015

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Cosi Fan Tutte

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Cosi Fan Tutte

Sale Date: December 18, 2014

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Personnage, 1954

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Personnage, 1954

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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Pl.1, Pl.3 and Pl.8 from 'Wuthering..., 1989

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Pl.1, Pl.3 and Pl.8 from 'Wuthering..., 1989

Sale Date: November 28, 2014

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Chat et Portrait charge d'un homme le..., 1948–1949

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Chat et Portrait charge d'un homme le..., 1948–1949

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Portrait présumé de Georges Hugnet et..., 1948–1949

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Portrait présumé de Georges Hugnet et..., 1948–1949

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Portrait charge d'un homme âgé et..., 1948–1949

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Portrait charge d'un homme âgé et..., 1948–1949

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Portrait de Dora Maar, 1949

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Portrait de Dora Maar, 1949

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Jeune fille, 1953

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Jeune fille, 1953

Sale Date: November 21, 2014

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Étude pour femme couchée, 1948

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Étude pour femme couchée, 1948

Sale Date: November 5, 2014

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Étude pour le rêve II (recto); Étude pour la , 1956

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Étude pour le rêve II (recto); Étude pour la , 1956

Sale Date: November 10, 2014

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Jeune fille debout, 1972

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Jeune fille debout, 1972

Sale Date: November 4, 2014

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Étude pour la semaine des quatre jeudis, 1948

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Étude pour la semaine des quatre jeudis, 1948

Sale Date: November 4, 2014

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