Balthus

by Stanislas Klossowski de Rola

Book Overview

A thorough overview of the work of Balthus, this book, by his oldest son, offers insights that only someone close to the artist could provide. Lush reproductions present the widest selection of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810931346
• ISBN13: 9780810931343
• Release Date: January 1996
• Publisher: ABRAMS
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 2.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 11.3" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

Balthus

A wonderful book, considering how little is really known about the great artist, although I wish more personal information had been forthcoming. Some personal photos of Balthus at work are also included. Authored by his son, this book attempts to dispel some of the mystery with a few photos and facts about the great man himself, yet leaves us yearning for more. However the prints of Balthus' most famous works (pubescent girls) manage to maintain the barely restrained sensuality and dreamlike quality of the original paintings - a quality usually lost in textbook prints. Here they are reproduced faithfully, and take your breath away with their sheer eroticism.