Balthus; Clair, Jean (Director, Musee Picasso, Paris, France); Hardback; Book

Clair, Jean (Director, Musee Picasso, Paris, France)
Hardback; Book; 400 Colour Illustrations
495 pages
Published: November 2001
Thames and Hudson Ltd
ISBN: 0500093032
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Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, this major retrospective is the definitive summation of the life and work of Balthus, who died earlier this year. Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the Palazzo Grassi in Venice, this major retrospective is the definitive summation of the life and work of Balthus, who died earlier this year.In this survey of the life and work of Balthus, his many influences, his long Italian sojourns, his contacts with the theatre, and his love of Chinese painting (the essence of which he frequently invoked in his own work) are examined.