Balthus Works Online
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Original works by Balthus available for purchase at art galleries worldwide
Paintings in Museums and Public Art Galleries Worldwide:
 Art Institute of Chicago
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C.
Many works online
Balthus at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
2 works by Balthus online
Balthus at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City
Museum of Modern Art, New York City
12 works online when last checked
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh
Art Collection of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco
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Harvard University Art Museums, Massachusetts
Indiana University Art Museum, Bloomington - Provenance Research Project NEW!
The Window, 1933
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana NEW!
Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota
The Living Room, 1941-43
Musée Cantini, Marseilles, France (in French) 
Nature morte à la lampe
Musee Jenisch, Vevey, Switzerland (in French)
Paysage de Monte Calvello, 1994-98
Musee Jenisch, Vevey, Switzerland (in French)
Balthus: De Piero della Francesca à Alberto Giacometti
Museum of Modern Art, New York City - Provenance Research Project
4 works by Balthus
National Gallery of Victoria, Australia NEW!
Nude with cat
Palazzo Ruspoli, Rome (in Italian)
Portrait de Boris Kochno, 1951
Philadelphia Museum of Art
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2 works by Balthus online
Tate Gallery, London, UK
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid
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Art Market:
(e.g. records of past sales at auction; sites providing examples of the artist's signature)
Christie's Past Sale Archive NEW!
(database goes as far back as 1991; images go about as far back as 1999)
Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive NEW!
(database goes as far back as 1998; images where permitted by copyright go about as far back as 2001)
Pictures from Image Archives:
World Visit Guide (formerly Insecula)
Arterotismo (contains nudity)
26 works
Ciudad de la Pintura (in Spanish)
El Poder de la Palabra (The Power of the Word) (in Spanish)
Additional Image Search Tools: NEW!
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Articles and Reference Sites:
Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Balthus 
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Grove Dictionary of Art Online (excerpt)
Union List of Artist Names (Getty Museum)
Reference sheet with basic information about the artist and pointers to other references.
Wikipedia, the "Open Content" Encyclopedia
Biographical info
Art & Antiques Magazine
"The Man Behind the Curtain"
Frieze Magazine
Review (from issue 64): Balthus
Oxford Dictionary of Art (eNotes)
Salon Magazine
"Balthus' Provocative Poses"
Time Magazine
"The Nymphets of Balthus", 1977 article by Robert Hughes
Time Magazine
"Poisoned Innocence, Surface Calm", 1984 article by Robert Hughes
Time Magazine
"A Foundling of the Louvre", 2001 article by Robert Hughes
"Look Inside" and "Search Inside" Books at Amazon
| Look Inside Books: | Selections from the books listed below are scanned in, in high res. Text is clearly readable and art reproductions vary from so-so to excellent. Don't miss the fact that you can usually zoom in via the "View" drop-down menu, along the top row of Amazon's Online Reader. | |
| Search Inside Books: | Same as "Look Inside", except that the entire book is scanned in, and the text is fully searchable. This is an unbelievable resource, for research and especially for previewing a book when making the decision to buy.
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Vanished Splendors: A Memoir
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Balthus
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Balthus
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Balthus Catalogue Raisonne of the Complete Works
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Painter's House: Balthus at the Grand Chalet
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