Balthus

Balthus

Known for: Acting
Biography: 1908-02-29
Deathday: 2001-02-18 (92 years old)

Biography

Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (February 29, 1908 – February 18, 2001), known as Balthus, was a Polish-French modern artist. He is known for his erotically charged images of pubescent girls, but also for the refined, dreamlike quality of his imagery.

Throughout his career, Balthus rejected the usual conventions of the art world. He insisted that his paintings should be seen and not read about, and he resisted attempts to build a biographical profile. Nevertheless, towards the end of his life he took part in a series of dialogues with the neurobiologist Semir Zeki, conducted at his chalet at Rossinière, Switzerland and at the Palazzo Farnese (French Embassy) in Rome. They were published in 1995 under the title La Qûete de l'essentiel, and in them he gives some of his views on art, painting and some other painters.

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Known For
Acting

Gender
Male

Birthday
1908-02-29

Deathday
2001-02-18 (92 years old)

Birth Place
Paris, France

Children
Harumi Klossowska de Rola, Thadée Klossowski, Stanislas Klossowski de Rola

Father
Erich Klossowski

Mother
Baladine Klossowska

Siblings
Pierre Klossowski

Citizenships
France, Poland

Awards
Praemium Imperiale

This article uses material from Wikipedia.

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