9783822822067

Balthus

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ISBN13: 9783822822067

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Overview

Realist of the unreal
 
French-German painter Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (1908-2001), known as Balthus, shocked the Parisian art world in 1934 with his dreamy, sensual, Neo-Classical portraits of nymphets at a time when Surrealism and abstraction were de rigueur. As a provocateur, Balthus was often scorned; as an artist, he was widely embraced as a prodigy. In response to critics of his realist style, Balthus said: "The real isn't what you think you see. One can be a realist of the unreal and a figurative painter of the invisible." His erotic, poetic paintings live on as examples of the best figurative work of the modern era.
 
About the Series:
Each book in TASCHEN's Basic Art series features:
  • a detailed chronological summary of the life and oeuvre of the artist, covering his or her cultural and historical importance
  • a concise biography
  • approximately 100 illustrations with explanatory captions

ISBN-13

9783822822067

ISBN-10

382282206X

Weight

0.80 Pounds

Dimensions

7.50 x 0.25 x 9.00 In

List Price

$9.99

Format

Paperback

Language

English

Pages

96 pages

Publisher

Taschen America Llc

Published On

2003-11-01



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