Collection of Balthus drawings and paintings to be sold for €1.2m—so why no mention of his infatuation with pubescent girls?
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Collection of Balthus drawings and paintings to be sold for €1.2m—so why no mention of his infatuation with pubescent girls?
The works are from the estate of the artist’s teenage “muse and model” Frédérique Tison, who was also his step-niece
The Met decides not to pull 'sexually suggestive' Balthus painting after petition signed by thousands
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The Met decides not to pull 'sexually suggestive' Balthus painting after petition signed by thousands
Controversy provides "opportunity for conversation", museum says
Hollywood actor Richard Gere in conversation with Balthus: Art, acting, life, and Captain Haddock
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Hollywood actor Richard Gere in conversation with Balthus: Art, acting, life, and Captain Haddock
French-born painter Balthus, who died in February, rarely gave interviews and maintained that he delighted in being anonymous. His friend of 20 years, the actor Richard Gere, spent a few days at his Swiss home in December last year, where they enjoyed a long discussion, full of twists and turns
French-born painter Balthus, who died in February, rarely gave interviews and maintained that he delighted in being anonymous. His friend of 20 years, the actor Richard Gere, spent a few days at his Swiss home in December last year, where they enjoyed a long discussion, full of twists and turns
ArchiveArtist interview
French-born painter Balthus, who died in February, rarely gave interviews and maintained that he delighted in being anonymous. His friend of 20 years, the actor Richard Gere, spent a few days at his Swiss home in December last year, where they enjoyed a long discussion, full of twists and turns
Art, acting, life, and Captain Haddock
Construction-mania: Our choice of New York contemporary galleries
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Construction-mania: Our choice of New York contemporary galleries
And a group of exhibitions, about Duchamp, Balthus and Basquiat, coincides with new art book releases this autumn