Although not part of any contemporary painting trend, Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, better known as Balthus, has been gradually gaining recognition for his work over the past 20 years - particularly since an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1983. Often characterized as brooding and intense, his work is known for its figural representations, primarily women and children, within seemingly commonplace interiors which, upon closer inspection, reveal undercurrents of eroticism, despair and instability. ...
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Although not part of any contemporary painting trend, Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola, better known as Balthus, has been gradually gaining recognition for his work over the past 20 years - particularly since an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York in 1983. Often characterized as brooding and intense, his work is known for its figural representations, primarily women and children, within seemingly commonplace interiors which, upon closer inspection, reveal undercurrents of eroticism, despair and instability. This candid monograph by a lifelong friend, reveals much about the artist's life and reproduces many of his paintings.
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Balthus. Very good(+) in near fine jacket. Illustrated (color and b/w). 269 pages. 4to, blue cloth, dust wrapper; spine very slightly cocked. Boston: Bulfinch Press, (1996). A very good(+) copy in a near fine wrapper.
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Very Good in Good jacket. Size: 11x9x1; Hardcover In Very Good Condition. With The Wrap Around Half Dust Jacket. Second Printing, The Dust Jacket Has Small Tears. based on your address. -We can ship from USA and Canada. Specializing in academic, collectible and historically significant, providing the utmost quality and customer service satisfaction. For any questions feel free to email us.
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VG-/VG, several pages have come loose from binding, light soiling to page blocks. Black cloth boards with stamped lettering. Color-illustrated dust jacket with cream lettering in mylar cover. 269 pp. 182 color illustrations, 139 BW illustrations. Best known for figural representations, primarily women and children, artist Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (or Balthus) has been gaining recognition for his work over the last 20 years. This monograph by a lifelong friend presents reproductions and an overview of his career. -WorldCat.
