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Balthus
[French Painter, 1908-2001]
Also known as: | Count Balthasar Klossowski de Rola | Browse all: French artists |
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Balthus Works Online
Categorized & Annotated
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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 NEW!
Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco NEW!
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City NEW!
Musée d'Orsay, Paris Artworks in the museum's collections database
Museum of Modern Art, New York City Includes biographical information about the artist
National Galleries of Scotland, Edinburgh NEW!
National Gallery of Art, Washington D.C. NEW! Most but not all artists in the NGA database have works online
Tate Gallery, London, UK
Art Collection of the Biblioteca Luis Ángel Arango, Colombia
Harvard University Art Museums, Massachusetts Harvard have works in their collections, but unfortunately you have to type in the search yourself
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington D.C. NEW!
Indianapolis Museum of Art, Indiana
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 Nude with cat
Palazzo Ruspoli, Rome (in Italian)  Portrait de Boris Kochno, 1951
Philadelphia Museum of Art
Thyssen-Bornemisza Museum, Madrid (Images are zoomable; click on the "expand" icon below the detail image)
Art Market: (e.g. records of past sales at auction; sites providing examples of the artist's signature)
Art Signature Dictionary NEW!
Christie's Past Sale Archive (database goes as far back as 1991; images go about as far back as 1999)
Sotheby's Sold Lot Archive (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) 
Rasiel's Wallpapers (Click on the size of the scan you wish to view)
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Articles and Reference Sites:
Encyclopedia Britannica complete article on Balthus  Note: The full version of the article is available only if you follow this link. If you bookmark the article and return later, or if you navigate directly to the Britannica website, you will see a 100-word preview only. Troubleshooting
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
Frieze Magazine Review (from issue 64): Balthus
Salon Magazine "Balthus' Provocative Poses"
"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. Note: Some "Search Inside" features are limited to people signed in to an account which has previously made a purchase at Amazon. | |
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 Vanished Splendors: A Memoir
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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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