Balthus
Balthus · Arts & Literature
Influential 20th-century figurative painter (maternal Jewish descent)
1908, Paris, France — 2001, Rossinière, Switzerland
France · Switzerland
Balthus is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Influential 20th-century figurative painter (maternal Jewish descent)
Balthus (Balthasar Klossowski) was one of the most distinctive figurative painters of the twentieth century, known for enigmatic interiors and adolescent subjects rendered with classical technique. He was of maternal Jewish descent: his mother, the painter Baladine Klossowska, was born into a Jewish family (née Elisabeth Dorothea Spiro).
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Source: Wikipedia; Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Influential 20th-century figurative painter (maternal Jewish descent)
Source: Wikipedia; Metropolitan Museum of Art
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